作为三大乐器之一的古典吉他，在世界各地拥有广泛的演奏者与爱好者。与小提琴和钢琴齐名，古典吉他拥有独特的音色和丰富的技巧，可以演奏世界文明的古典音乐。这个冬天，The Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society （WCGS）将为我们带来来自中国的古典吉他演奏家 Tengyue Zhang, 古典吉他重奏组合The Beijing Guitar Duo 的两场精彩演出。
The Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society proudly presents two concerts featuring Chinese guitarists in our 2018-2019 season! These incredible artists are truly among the very best in the world. Please join us for two amazing nights of celebrating the music of the classical guitar. We look forward to seeing you there!
Tengyue (TY) Zhang
Friday, November 23rd, 2018
8:00pm, Precious Blood Church, 200 Kenny st.
Tickets: $20/$15
张腾跃， 获得2017年美国吉他基金会（GFA）国际音乐家比赛一等奖，还曾多次获得中国，奥地利，俄罗斯和美国的国际古典吉他大赛一等奖。
TY has given recitals in Vienna, Serbia, China and the United States. His performance for the 2017 New York Guitar Festival was broadcast on WQXR radio. The GFA prize leads him on a concert tour starting in 2018 of over 50 cities in North America, including his recital debut in Carnegie Weill Hall, with additional dates in Europe, South America and his native China. TY performs Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with the Allentown Symphony in 2018 and recital/concerto tours in Russia as the prize of the Frauchi Competition. With the goal of sharing the love of music through guitar in every piece he plays, TY’s concert repertoire is filled with diverse cross-genre music he loves. His debut CD will be released on Naxos in June of 2018, and includes works by Bach, Scarlatti, Brouwer, Assad, Tansman and Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
The Beijing Guitar Duo
Saturday, April 6th, 2019
8:00pm, Precious Blood Church, 200 Kenny st.
Tickets: $20/$15
苏萌，古典吉他演奏家，1997年开始师从中央音乐学院陈志教授学习古典吉他。2006年9月，苏萌保送进入中央音乐学院本科，同年获得约翰·霍普金斯大学皮博迪学院全額獎學金，投師于曼努埃尔·巴鲁艾科教授門下深造。
王雅梦，古典吉他演奏家，1992年师从中央音乐学院陈志教授学习古典吉他。参加了1993年12月第36届日本东京国际吉他比赛（成人公开赛），荣获第一名，创造了首次参加高级别的国际吉他比赛即获冠军和国际吉他比赛史上最年轻的冠军（12岁）的两项记录。之后王雅梦连续在意大利、西班牙的国际吉他比赛中获得优胜。
Composed of guitarist Meng Su and Yameng Wang, the Beijing Guitar Duo has performed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. This past season took them to countries such as Germany, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Poland, China, Panama, and the United States. The duo has toured extensively with their mentor Manuel Barrueco, appearing in such countries as Germany, Finland, Spain, Russia, as well as the United States.
The Beijing Guitar Duo’s performances and recordings have impressed the public with “an ability and artistry that exceeds their years.” Their debut CD Maracaípe, received a Latin-GRAMMY nomination for the titled piece, which was dedicated to them by renowned guitarist/composer Sergio Assad. Their second CD, Bach to Tan Dun, has been widely noted for the world-premiere recording of Tan Dun’sEight Memories in Watercolor, specially arranged for the duo by Manuel Barrueco. A recording in trio,China West, with Maestro Barrueco was released in May 2014.
In addition to concertizing, the members of the duo share a love for teaching which brings them to major conservatories in the world for master classes and to judge competitions. Since 2011 they have been Artists-in-residence for the San Francisco Performances. This four-year residency program brings them to the Bay Area every year for community outreach, performances, and master classes in public schools as well as for the San Francisco Conservatory.
