Georg Gulyás
| Georg Gulyás | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Säffle, Sweden |
| Instruments | Guitar |
Georg Gulyás (born 5 October 1968 in Säffle, Sweden), is a Swedish classical guitarist.
Biography
Georg Gulyás has studied at the Musikhögskolan in Malmö and Juilliard School of Music i New York. He has received guitar diploma from École Normale de Musique in Paris 1997 and Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm. Among his notable teachers are Göran Söllscher, Alberto Ponce and Sharon Isbin.[1] In 1987 Gulyás received first price in "Karis International guitar competition".[2] Since then his been touring in Russia, Japan, USA and South America as well as performing as soloist with several major orchestras such as Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.[1]
Gulyás has done several CD recordings featuring music by Alberto Ginastera, Manuel de Falla and Gerardo Matos Rodríguez. The CD "Albèniz, Ponce, Tárrega" was awarded "Best Instrumental Music" at The 2006 Audiophile Recordings Awards in Hong Kong.
In 2011 a CD with guitar music by J.S. Bachs was released.[3]
Repertoire (selection)
- Recuerdos de la Ahlambra – Francisco Tárrega
- Capricho àrabe – Francisco Tárrega
- Asturias – Isaac Albeníz
- Gyermekeknek – Béla Bartók
- Preludium I-V – Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Nocturnal Op. 70 – Benjamin Britten
- Etudes Simples – Leo Brouwer
- Sonata – Leo Brouwer
- El Decamaron Negro – Leo Brouwer
- Etudes Simples – Leo Brouwer[4]
Pieces written specifically for Gulyas
- GO – Stefan Pöntinen
- Three Japanese songs – Moto Osada
- On tour – Ylva Skog
- Lullabyesque – Gustav Alexandrie
- Herd's lullaby – Miklós Maros
- Inas vaggvisa – Mauro Godoy Villalobos
- Fancy – Zoltan Gaal
- Preludium no.12 – Johan Hammerth
- Kupé : fyra gitarrduetter – Simon Stålspets[5]
References
- 1 2 "Georg har gitarren som sin egen orkester - Kultur" (in Swedish). www.gd.se. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ "Konsert med Georg Gulyás - Svenska kyrkan - Östersund". Svenskakyrkan.se. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ "Georg Gulyas (Guitar) - Short Biography". Bach-cantatas.com. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ "Georg Gulyas: Undervisning". Gulyas.se. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ "Swedish Music | Avancerad sökning noter, konstmusik". Mic.se. Retrieved 2013-10-14.