September 27. 19:00
Mustpeade maja

Eurostrings 2020 winner

Lovro Peretić (Croatia)

Eurostrings artist 2021

Eleonora Perretta (Italy)

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Program

Eleonora Perretta

  • J.S Bach - Sarabande and Gigue, from Suite 996
  • Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata K178
  • Agustin Barrios - Prelude in C minor
  • Leo Brouwer - Sarabanda de Scriabin and Toccata di Pasquini, from Sonata n.1

Lovro Peretic

  • Hans Werner Henze - Bottom's Dream
  • Elliott Carter - Shard
  • Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude from 6th cello suite BWV 1012
  • Augustin Barrios - Mazurka Appassionata
  • Chen Yi - Shuo Chang
  • Francisco Tarrega - Fantasia on themes from 'La traviata'



Lovro Peretić

Eurostrings Guitar Competition 2020 winner Lovro Peretić (Zagreb, 1995) started studying guitar at the music school in Zagreb with prof. Xhevdet Sahatxhija. After that, he graduated at the Music academy in Zagreb in class of prof. Darko Petrinjak spending one year in a student exchange program at L’École Supérieure Musique et Danse Hauts-de-France – Lille with prof. Judicaël Perroy. He is one of the promising guitarists of younger generation, which is confirmed by excellent results from national and international competitions. Some of them are first prizes at Andres Segovia in Velbert (Germany), Anna Amalia in Weimar (Germany), Zagreb Guitar Festival (Croatia), Boris Papandopulo in Zagreb (Croatia), Peja guitar festival (Kosovo), Antwerpen guitar festival (Belgium), Enrico Mercatali in Gorizia (Italy), Split Guitar Festival (Croatia), Sarajevo International Guitar Festival (B&H), Porečki tirando (Croatia), International guitar competition in Grožnjan (Croatia), second prizes on Fernando Sor in Rome (Italy) and Volos guitar competition (Greece) and third prize at Concours international de guitare d’Antony (France).

He represented Croatia in many significant festivals such as Vladimir Spivakov International Foundation’s festival in Moscow (Russia) and EMCY’s Young hearts for music (Austria and Germany). Besides as a soloist, he regularly performs in various chamber music groups among which the most significant are duo with violinist Katarina Kutnar and guitar trio Evocación. He performed with symphony orchestra of Croatian radio television, Dubrovnik symphony orchestra, Zagreb soloists etc. Lovro is awarded with Dean’s and Rector’s prizes of University in Zagreb.

Eleonora Perretta

The classical guitarist Eleonora Perretta was born in Naples, in 1995, and began studying the guitar at the age of six. As early as 14, Eleonora Perretta won First Prize at the International Guitar Competition ‘Luigi Denza’ in 2010 and has continued to win prizes in national and international guitar competitions. She won First Prize at ‘Eduguitar’ International Guitar Festival in 2016. In 2018, she graduated summa cum laude from the Conservatory of Music ‘San Pietro a Majella’, Naples, where she studied with Vincenzo Amabile. She also studied with Aniello Desiderio at ‘Stefano Strata’ Academy in Pisa. In 2020, Eleonora Perretta won the ‘Special Edition Prize’ at Koblenz International Guitar Competition and First Prize at Mottola Festival International Competition. She is currently studying with Aniello Desiderio for a Masters at the Conservatorio di Musica ‘Domenico Cimarosa’ in Avellino, and with Paolo Pegoraro at Segovia Guitar Academy in Pordenone, Italy.

Eleonora Perretta has several recording projects for DotGuitar records: as soloist, she is recording a collection of guitar sonatas, as well as an album dedicated to J.S. Bach; in duo, with Lucio Matarazzo, a première recording of music by Ida Presti for two guitars. They are also working on Perretta–Matarazzo Collection of original music and transcriptions for two guitars for the publisher Ut Orpheus; the first volume is of Scarlatti’s Sonatas.

Artistic director

Tiit Peterson

Organizer

Tallinna Kitarrifestival MTÜ

+372 508 6301

tallinnguitarfestival@gmail.com

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