Plectando

Leonardo De Angelis guitar

MUSICA IN PIAZZETTA

H. VILLA LOBOS (1887-1959)

Preludio n. 1

L. BROUWER (1939-)

Danza dell'altipiano

Omaggio a Szymanowski

Omaggio a Stravinskij

A. BARRIOS (1885-1944)

La Catedral

Preludio Saudade, Andante Religioso, Allegro solenne

L. DE ANGELIS (1962-)

Tango Secuencia

Palabras, Cante, Gestas, Anhelo, Danza, Epilogo

A. LAURO (1917-1986)

Registro

Vals “Natalia”

L. DE ANGELIS

Gallope

Leonardo De Angelis

Leonardo De Angelis is a guitarist and composer. He is widely recognised as one of the most interesting concert performers of his generation, bridging tradition and new contemporary music styles. Born in Rome in 1962, he started playing as a child with his father, Claudio. He made his concert debut at the age of thirteen and graduated from the Conservatoire with honours and distinction. In 1981, when he was eighteen, De Angelis won the International Pittalunga Competition in Alessandria, becoming the youngest winner ever of the prestigious award presented by the Geneva Foundation. He studied with the greatest Maestros of the 20th century, including Alirio Diaz in Rome (from 1977 to 1982) and Andres Segovia in Madrid (from1982 to 1986). Segovia recognised his “musical temperament always meeting art’s major needs” in a handwritten presentation letter. Since 1988, he collaborates with composer, conductor, and living legend Leo Brouwer, playing at his concerts for guitar and orchestra and recording his works in a world premiere recording. In 1999, Brouwer dedicated to De Angelis his most significant composition, the “Concerto Cantata” for guitar, choir, and orchestra, symbolically based on themes from the “Missa De Angelis”. De Angelis has played in main European concert halls, such as The Ateneo in Madrid, Sala Verdi in Milan, Mozarteum in Salzburg, and RTF in Paris. He has also been invited to major international festivals in Havana, Mexico, Puerto Rico, to name a few, and has recorded for the most important radio stations, including RAI - Rome, Radio France - Paris, BBC - London, ORT - Vienna. De Angelis has released CDs with Quadrivium, Decca, and Universal. He has been acclaimed by the specialist press, including Classical Guitar Magazine. As a composer, he has premiered his own works at the Segovia Festival in Madrid, Algerian Radio in Algiers, the Barok Saal in Vienna, and at Florida International University in Miami. He teaches guitar at the Santa Cecilia Conservatoire in Rome and regularly holds masterclasses at the most important international academies and universities.