Name: Lunchtime Guitar Concert ft. Joan Furió Vivas
Start: 2024-06-12T12:30:00+01:00
End: 2024-06-12T13:15:00+01:00
Location: Westminster Music Library

$Lunchtime Guitar Concert ft. Joan Furi\u00f3 Vivas$

Guitarist Joan Furió Vivas performs selections for classical guitar, spanning from Baroque music to the premiere of a contemporary work.
About this Event

welcomes classical guitarist Joan Furió Vivas for a lunchtime concert featuring works by seminal composers such as J.S. Bach and F. Sor, performed alongside contemporary selections, include the premiere of a brand new solo piece by Yotham Ben Yami. All are welcome at this free performance in a relaxed setting.

Programme

Suite in E minor BWV 996, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

I. Prelude

II. Allemande

VI. Gigue

New piece for guitar, 2024 (Prémiere), Yotham Ben Yami (b. 2000)

Partita No. 1 for Guitar, Stephen Dodgson (1924-2013)

I. Allegretto con moto

II. Molto Vivace

III. Adagio

IV. Allegro

Fantasie Élégiaque Op. 59, F. Sor (1778-1839)

Maja de Goya, E. Granados (1867-1916) (Arr. M. Llobet)

Joan Furió Vivas has performed as a soloist across Europe and the US, in venues such as the Milton Court Concert Hall, the Eduard Toldrà Auditorium at Conservatori Municipal de Música de Barcelona, St. James Picadilly, Valencia’s Oceanografic or The Bitter End in New York City, in concert series such as Festival de Música Religiosa de Vic, Festival de Música de Rialp, Dijous Concert (CMMB), Barnes Music Festival, Strings @ Eight (GSMD) or for the British Spanish Society.

Passionate about collaborating with other musicians, Joan frequently performs in chamber music formations. He has formed successful duets with violin, voice, guitar and harp, he recorded the album Acordándonos with mezzo-soprano Sofia Llovet and has upcoming performances in London and Switzerland with soprano Maud Niklas.

Recent highlights include his debut with orchestra, playing the Malcolm Arnold Guitar Concerto with the Silk Street Sinfonietta conducted by Antoine Veillerette in London. He has upcoming concerts in Lausanne, Casa Luthier, Ely Arts Festival, Milton Court Concert Hall, and Festival de Guitarra Girona-Costa Brava.

Joan holds a First Class Bachelor of Music from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where he is presently a scholar completing his Master’s with Robert Brightmore and Sean Shibe. He has had lessons with Alvaro Pierri (MDW) and other great guitarists including Leo Brouwer, Roland Dyens, David Russell, Manuel Barrueco, Cales Trepat, Sergio Assad,. His studies are supported by GSMD, Help Musicians UK, the Spanish Society of Performers, Pedro Pons, and Eurostrings.

He won the chamber and solo honorific prizes at Barcelona’s Conservatoire, where he studied with Joan Furió Navarro.

Committed to the promotion of music in society, Joan is the organiser and artistic director of the international Villa Margarita Music Fest in Spain since 2021, now supported by a broad range of public and private partners.

Founded in 1948, Westminster Music Library holds one of the largest public collections of sheet music and music books in the UK. We are part of the Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea BiBorough Library Service, and our materials are free to use and borrow.

This recital is part of our free live music series. Join us every Wednesday at 12:30 for a lunchtime concert. To receive updates on forthcoming events, sign up to our mailing list, or view all events across Westminster Libraries and Archives on Eventbrite.

Click here to find out how you can support your library by making a donation or volunteering your time.

We regret that there is no step-free access to the Music Library. Please call us on 0207 641 6200 to discuss accessibility at our library.