One of the most important and appreciated guitarists in the world, Pablo Márquez (Argentina/Switzerland), returns to Romania for the anniversary edition of the International Festival "Guitar Evenings" with two concerts, in Sibiu and Bucharest. On Thursday, November 4^th, at 7 pm, in the Thalia Hall, together with the Sibiu State Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by maestro Horia Andreescu, Pablo Márquez will play the world premiere of the "Concerto for guitar, string orchestra and 2 percussionists, op. 174", entitled "Aluvión", by Dan Dediu, one of the most important Romanian composers. Written 38 and, respectively, 25 years after the guitar concerts by Dumitru Capoianu and Anatol Vieru, "Aluvión" will certainly become a point of reference in the Romanian musical landscape, in which important composers have dedicated to the instrument more and more solo and chamber pieces in the recent years.

On November 6^th, the Argentine guitarist returns to Bucharest in the "George Enescu" Concert Hall of the National University of Music where, from 7.30 pm, he will give a recital with works by Milan, Sor and Ponce, and on November 7^th, he will hold a masterclass for pupils and students at UNMB.

Admission to the concert in Bucharest is free and by reservation, writing to kitharalogos@gmail.com. In Sibiu, tickets can be found at the Philharmonic Ticket Office or here: http://bitly.ws/iGRT.

The concert in Bucharest can also be watched live online on the youtube page of the Kitharalogos Cultural Association.

For details, please visit www.facebook.com/kitharalogos or www.seriledechitara.ro. Admission to the concerts is on presentation of a green vaccination certificateand within the limit of 30% of the maximum capacity of the halls. Attendance is allowed only for persons who are vaccinated against SARS-CoV2 and for whom 10 days have passed since the completion of the full vaccination scheme, as well as for persons between the 15th day and the 180th day after confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The correct wearing of the mask is compulsory throughout the concert.

Pablo Márquez

Considered to be one of the most important guitarists on the planet, the first to collaborate with the famous ECM record label (Narvaez/2007, El Cuchi Bien Temperado/2016), permanent collaborator of the Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pablo Márquez is a versatile musician, a branded performer of contemporary music, of the guitar repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day, as well as of the music of his native homeland, Argentina. After successes gained in the most important guitar competitions (Radio France, Villa-Lobos in Brazil, Geneva and Munich), Márquez embarks on a remarkable concert career, collaborating with renowned musicians such as: cellists Anne Gastinel and Anja Lechner, flutist Mario Caroli, the Rosamunde Quartet and, in the area of contemporary music, with composers such as Luciano Berio, György Kurtág and Mauricio Kagel.

He performed in the most important concert halls (Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Cité de la Musique in Paris, Toranomon Hall in Tokyo, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Herkulessaal in Munich, Ultraschall in Berlin, Aix-en-Provence Festival, International Festival in Macau, Quincena Musical de San Sebastián…), and the CDs released at the ECM New Series, Kairos and Naïve received important awards: Grand Prix du Disque Charles Cros, Amadeus Prize, RTL Classique d'Or.

He lives in Switzerland, where he teaches at the Basel Musik-Akademie.