Olga Dimitrova – octave guitar
Réka Mihalovics-Zottmann, Antonina Ovchinnikova and Ayako Kaisho – concert guitar
Emily Smejkal – acoustic guitar
A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
BIZET | Carmen Ballet Suite |
TCHAIKOVSKY | Swan Lake; The Nutcracker Ballet Suites |
SHOSTAKOVICH | Tahiti Trot; Jazz Suite No.1 |
GERSHWIN | Porgy and Bess |
COPLAND | Hoe Down from Rodeo |
ANDREW YORK | African Suite: Bantu |
SHINGO FUJII | Rhapsody Japan: Furusato |
LEÓ WEINER | Divertimento No. 1, Op. 20: Fox Dance |
PETKO STAINOV | Thracian Dances Suite: Rachenitsa |
This unique ensemble of five young female guitarists from Bulgaria, Hungary, Russia, Japan and Austria have been enchanting a steadily growing international audience with their sensitive musical interplay and virtuoso performances. In 2014 they won 3rd Prize and the special Audience Prize at the 3rd International Competition for Guitar Ensembles in Aschaffenburg, Germany, impressive proof of their musicality. Thanks to their unusual line-up and original arrangements, Gitarrissima is breaking new ground in the genre of classical guitar music.