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Program

Sonata Romántica Manuel Ponce

I. Allegro moderato (1882-1948)

II. Andante espressivo

Emilia Díaz Delgado

Sonata, Op. 61 Joaquín Turina

II. Andante (1882-1949)

Trent Park

Invierno Porteño Astor Piazzolla arr. by Sergio Assad

(1921-1992)

Kiran Lee

MANUEL BARRUECO

The legendary Manuel Barrueco is internationally recognized as one of the most important guitarists of our time. His unique artistry has been continually described as that of a superb instrumentalist and a superior and elegant musician, possessing a seductive sound and uncommon lyrical gifts.

His career has been dedicated to bringing the guitar to the main musical centers of the world. During three decades of concertizing, he has performed across the United States from the New World Symphony in Miami to the Seattle Symphony, and from the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic to New York’s Lincoln Center. He has appeared with such prestigious orchestras as the Philadelphia Orchestra and with the Boston Symphony under the direction of Seiji Ozawa, in the American premiere of Toru Takemitsu’s "To the Edge of Dream." In addition, he appears regularly with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and with San Francisco Performances.

His international tours have taken him to some of the most important musical centers in the world. Highlights include the Royal Albert Hall in London, Musikverein in Vienna, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Philharmonie in Berlin, Teatro Real in Madrid, and Palau de la Musica in Barcelona. In Asia he has completed close to a dozen tours of Japan and made repeated appearances in Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China, and Hong Kong. Barrueco’s tours of Latin America have included performances in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico. Barrueco's tours of Latin America have included performances in Mexico, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Puerto Rico.

He has also performed as a guest soloist with other international orchestras, such as the Russian State Symphony, Helsinki Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, New Japan Philharmonic, Auckland Symphony in New Zealand, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (OSESP), in São Paulo, Brazil, and the radio symphonies of Munich and Frankfurt.

Barrueco’s recording catalogue includes over a dozen recordings for the EMI label. In 2007 Manuel Barrueco received a Grammy nomination for the “Best Instrumental Soloist Performance” for his "Solo Piazzolla," which was the first recording to be released on the exclusive Manuel Barrueco Collection on Tonar Music. "Tango Sensations" and "Sounds of the Americas" came out subsequently in collaboration with the Cuarteto Latinoamericano, the latter received a Latin Grammy Award for “Inca Dances” by Gabriela Lena Frank for “Best Classical Contemporary Composition.” "Virtuoso Guitar Duos" was released in 2009 and includes the most breathtaking guitar duos from the Spanish and Latin-American repertoire.

Manuel Barrueco began playing the guitar at the age of eight, and he attended the Esteban Salas Conservatory in his native Cuba. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1967, as a political refugee. 

He completed his advanced studies at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, where he now shares his love for music with a small number of exceptionally gifted young guitarists from all over the world.

Manuel Barrueco is the recipient of the United States Artist Fontanals Fellowship for Artistic Excellence.