Roland DYENS
Classical guitar
France
News from Roland Dyens
Next concerts
21-Mar-2009 |
5pm and 8pm : 2 recitals in Istambul (Turkey) |
Location: İstiklal Caddesi, Zambak Sokak, n°1 Beyoğlu - İstanbul Venue: Akbank Art Center Contact: Sami Kisaoglu email : sami.kisaoglu@akbank.com |
24-Mar-2009 |
20h30 : Récital à Brive la Gaillarde |
Auditorium Francis Poulenc Information & booking: email : pacaly.pascal@neuf.fr ou p.pacaly@wanadoo.fr |
25-Mar-2009 |
de 10h à 12h30 puis de 14h à 16h30 :Master Class à Brive la Gaillarde |
Renseignements : email :pacaly.pascal@neuf.fr |
27-Mar-2009 |
20h45 : Récital à Calas (13) |
Ferme de Trébillane (Calas se trouve à 5’ de Cabriès) Organised by the Association "Guitares en Provence" de Cabriès (Arnaud Sans). Information & booking: 06 14 65 72 91 Site : http://petitguitariste.free.fr/ |
28-Mar-2009 |
Saturday & sunday 28 and 29 de 10h à 12h30 puis de 14h à 16h : Master Classes à Calas (13) Complet |
Même lieu que le récital du vendredi 27. Information & booking: see above |
05-Apr-2009 |
18e Festival International d’Antony (92 - Hauts de Seine)- Récital at 4pm |
Auditorium Paul Arma du Conservatoire de Musique 140 av de la division du Gal Leclerc - 92 Antony Information & booking:gerard.verba@freesbee.fr |
Masterclasses
Guitar Rendezvous 2009, Georges Mason University (Fairfax, Virginia, USA)
Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 3 pm
Guitar Recital with Roland Dyens, Georges Mason University's Center for the Arts.
June 8 - 11, 2009
Masterclasses with Roland Dyens, Georges Mason University's Campus (Fairfax, Virginia)
Festival
The 8th Guitar Festival Roland Dyens will take place from the 1st until the 6th of July 2009 in Kassandra of Chalkidiki (Greece)
Biography
Today...
Roland Dyens shares the joy of his musical talent while performing, composing and teaching throughout the world.
This tri-dimensional offering provides the basis for the phenomenal success of this musician and his ongoing evolution.
Never falling short of a full event, Roland Dyens concerts unfold for his audience as a personal experience of emotional awakening.
Deeply inspired in this arena of musical unity, audience members will often later use the impact of the artist’s virtuosity and
creativity in their own perception of music and, more broadly, their lives as well. For those of Roland Dyens’ audiences who are
unfamiliar with the contours and nuances of classical guitar performance, one often witnesses an inspirational discovery of the
instrument and its musical potential.
Roland Dyens has a sensitive and colorful approach to the guitar -- an unfailing open-mindedness which brings together all forms of music
to each and every one of his programs. His stage presence, his improvised openings and his unique relationship with the listeners undeniably
position him at the forefront of guitar performance today.
For many decades, his music has been an integral part of the instrument’s repertoire, placing him at the heart of a select group of contemporary
guitarist/composers who enjoy such a privileged position. His compositions and arrangements are widely performed and highly acclaimed throughout
the world. They provide a new breath of life for the guitar as this player and composer never ceases to challenge the limitations of his instrument.
The growing number of participants and auditors in Maestro Dyens’ Masterclasses is surely due to the depth of his presentation which is rich in innovative
themes. With a keen sense of quality and emotional strength, his natural ability to communicate with guitarists of younger generations transforms the
formality of a Masterclass into a joyful encounter.
Roland Dyens teaches at the prestigious Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.
Yesterday...
Born in 1955, French interpreter, composer, arranger and improviser, Roland Dyens began his guitar studies at the age of nine. Four years later
he became a student of Spanish Master guitarist Alberto Ponce and, in 1976, was awarded the Licence de Concert de l’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.
While learning his instrument, Roland Dyens also studied composition with the renowned teacher, composer and orchestra director Désiré Dondeyne under
whose guidance he was awarded the First Prize in Harmony, Counterpoint and Analysis.
Among the most distinguished awards obtained during the early years of his career, Roland Dyens received the Special Prize at the International Competition
Città di Alessandria (Italy) and The Grand Prix du Disque de l’Académie Charles-Cros, both in honor of the major Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.
At the age of 25 he became a laureate of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation. And at the young age of 33, he was recognized as one of the “100 Best Living Guitarists”
in all styles by the French magazine “Guitarist”.
On September 30, 2006 he was awarded the "Chitarra d’Oro" (Golden Guitar 2006) for his lifetime contributions for composition, by the Presidency of International
Guitar Competition "Città di Alessandria" (Italy).
The following year, he was honoured by the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA), which chose him to compose
the set piece for its prestigious annual competition, held in Los Angeles. More than 50 guitarists presented "Anyway" and its central improvisation.
During his Fall Tour of North America on the same year, Roland Dyens’s October 6th recital in Winnipeg earned five stars from the Winnipeg Free Press. It was only the
second time that the daily paper, established in 1872, had awarded such high praise.
Pictures
He plays...
SAVAREZ ALLIANCE CORUM strings(500 ARJ)