Overview
The Pharos Arts Foundation continues its long-established collaboration with the International Sevilla Guitar Competition and the Cervantes Institute in Cyprus, in presenting every year the first winner of the Competition on Wednesday December 5 at 20:30.
The First Prize Winner of 2017, Masataka Suganuma was born in Tokyo in 1996, and started classical guitar lessons at the age of five before moving to Spain to continue his studies at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Sevilla.
He has been awarded numerous prizes and accolades in international competitions and festivals before winning the coveted First Prize at the International Sevilla Guitar Competition in October 2017. Suganuma is also a composer and a passionate interpreter of Latin American music and he has released two highly acclaimed albums of flamenco music.
For his recital in Nicosia, Masataka Suganuma will perform works by Vicente Asencio, Augustin Barrios Mangore and Leo Brouwer, as well as his own music. The concert is kindly supported by the Embassy of Spain and the Cervantes Institute in Cyprus.
PROGRAMME:
Vicente Asencio (1908 –1979) – Collectici Íntim for solo guitar
Suganuma Masataka (b.1996) – Allemande
Augustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) – Valse for guitar, No.3
Leo Brouwer (b.1939) – Sonata for guitar, No.1
Tickets:
€15 / €10 Concessions & members of the Pharos Arts Foundation,
Box Office: Directly from the Foundation’s website or Tel. +35722663871 (Monday – Friday 10:00am-3:00pm)
