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    • 6 Oct 2023
    • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    • St. Francis Episcopal Church 1205 Pine Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
    Register


    DIRECTIONS: St Francis Episcopal Church 

    Please note that this concert occurs on a Friday and not our usual Saturday concert day.

    Guitar Virtuoso Stephanie Jones

    with a Prelude Performance by Kiran Lee

    World-renowned Australian guitarist Stephanie Jones grew up surrounded by music. Playing many instruments including piano, violin, viola, saxophone and flute, she ultimately picked the guitar for its range of sounds and versatility. Now with hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, Jones is passionate about sharing her music and is recognized as an innovative and deeply musical artist. She will present a program of personal inspiration that includes picturesque songs from her Australian homeland, mesmerizing South American grooves and new works showing intriguing contrasts, techniques and colors.

    Besides touring and teaching masterclasses around the world, Jones has released three solo albums, including Colours of Spain (2015), Bach, the Fly, and the Microphone (2009) and Open Sky (2020). Jones was a member of the acclaimed Weimar Guitar Quartet, which released its debut album in 2019, and has collaborated with violinist Karen Gomyo on her album, entitled a Piazzolla trilogy, on the BIS Records label.

    Among Jones's awards are prizes in the Hannabach Guitar Competition, the Uppsala International Guitar Festival Competition and the Fine Music Network Young Virtuoso of the Year Competition. Jones received her undergraduate degree with First Class Honors at Australian National University studying under Timothy Kain and Minh Le Hoang and her master's degree and postgraduate Konzertexamen at the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimer under Thomas Müller-Pering. She is currently based in Germany and teaching at the University of Augsburg.

    Jones plays a 2012 spruce top guitar by Perth luthier Paul Sheridan, a 2020 crossover guitar by Daniel Zucali, a 2022 lattice guitar by Fernando Mazza and a double-top spruce guitar by Altamira.

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    Prelude Performer

    Kiran Lee, 15, is a prizewinner in both the high-school and collegiate divisions of the 2023 Chicago Guitar Festival competition and first-prize winner of the 2022 Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival Youth Competition and the 2022 U.S. International Open Music Competition.  She is one of five performers invited to the upcoming Pre-College Guitar Virtuosos masterclass with Manuel Barrueco of the Peabody Conservatory.  Kiran opened for Gaëlle Solal at the South Bay Guitar Society in April 2023 and is a regular performer at the Society’s open mic events. She is a student of Scott Cmiel at the Pre-College Division of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she also plays in a guitar quartet and guitar orchestra.  Her first teacher was Patrick O'Connell of the Silicon Valley Classical Guitar School.  Kiran has played in masterclasses for Sergio Assad, Bokyung Byun, Andrea González Caballero, Domenico Mottola, Laura Snowden, Meng Su, David Tanenbaum, Marc Teicholz, Ben Verdery, and Jason Vieaux. Outside the guitar, Kiran is a sophomore at Palo Alto High School and a volunteer at the local Pets In Need animal shelter.

    Kiran plays a guitar built in 2022 by German luthier Dieter Müller.


    • 8 Oct 2023
    • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Haymarket Theater, Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcaradeo Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301


    Masterclass with Guitar Virtuoso Stephanie Jones

    Haymarket Theater, Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto

    Directions

    The South Bay Guitar Society is pleased to present a masterclass with guitar virtuoso Stephanie Jones. Four players will perform individually and receive feedback from Jones in this educational event. To perform, please email info@sbgs.org.

    This class's four slots for performers are full, but more audience members are still welcome! Admission to audit is free.

    Location: Haymarket Theater, Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto





     



     

    • 8 Oct 2023
    • 1:30 PM
    • 1291 S. Bernardo Ave., Sunnyvale, CA


    An Afternoon of Music - PRIVATE EVENT 

    DIRECTIONS: Sunnyvale Post-Acute Center  


    This is a private event at Sunnyvale Post-Acute Center and is not open to the public or SBGS members.

    Classical guitarists Daniel Philip and Nikhil Prabhakar and violinist Mathias Gomez perform in this community engagement event.

    Time: 1:30 p.m. on Sunday October 8, 2023

    Location: Sunnyvale Post-Acute Center, 1292 S. Bernardo Avenue, Sunnyvale

    Daniel Philip is a versatile guitarist who loves creating music. At 9, he began guitar lessons at the Silicon Valley Classical Guitar School in Sunnyvale and has made great progress over five years. Playing guitar has taught Daniel many lessons about patience and attention to detail. He prefers music from the 1990s to 2010s and likes playing pop songs converted into classical-guitar style.  He transcribes his favorite pop songs to staff notation, allowing him to use classical fingering technique.  Daniel taught himself acoustic guitar and is a member of his church worship team. He also plays trumpet in the Cupertino Middle School band. Playing multiple instruments allows him to transfer skills across areas, making him a better musician overall.  At his first performance in a nursing home, Daniel saw how much the residents enjoyed a break in their day and afterwards began volunteering his time and talent in local care centers. Daniel is currently preparing for the Royal Conservatory of Music's Level 7 exams.


    Daniel Philip


    Nikhil Prabhakar, 16, is a junior at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale. He studies classical guitar with Scott Cmiel at the Pre-College Division of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and performs at nursing homes and rehabilitation centers in the South Bay. The warmth and curiosity of the residents at these centers has led to a great sense of connection and purpose for him. Nikhil also volunteers at local libraries and loves reading books about life sciences and biology. In his spare time, he loves watching movies, playing with his dog and spending time with his friends. 

    Nikhil Prabhakar

    Mathias Gomez, 15, is a sophomore at Stanford Online High School and studies violin at the Pre-College Division of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Besides volunteering at senior living communities, Mathias serves as an assistant teacher at a local school.  Mathias enjoys ballet, piano, reading, Star Wars, and Lego projects.


    Mathias Gomez

    • 10 Oct 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Online on Zoom (see button for link)


    VIRTUAL Open Mic Zoom Link

    Performer Signup

    Host:  To be announced

    At the 7:00 p.m. Open Mic start, use the Zoom link to join. If you'd like to perform, fill out the "Performer Signup" form beforehand. Performance order is first-come first-served, although those under 18 can go first. 

    Everyone is welcome: Performers of all levels from beginner to professional are warmly received and encouraged. As we are a guitar society, only solo guitarists and ensembles that include at least one guitarist may play.

    Acoustic only: Finger-picking styles only. Soloists and ensembles of guitar and other instruments such as violin, flute and ukulele are welcome.

    Maximum time per performer: 10 minutes

    Setup recommendation for performers:

    An external microphone such as a Zoom USB digital microphone is recommended for good sound quality. For example, the Zoom H1n works very well. If you don’t have one, the microphone in your computer or mobile device will be adequate.

    We recommend that you install the latest version of Zoom. Go to the Zoom/Check for Updates menu item and run the update, or go to Download Zoom Update.

    Finally, we recommend that you turn on Original Sound while you are performing and turn if off when not performing.

    Contact: 408-915-SBGS




    • 11 Oct 2023
    • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Moss Beach Distillery, 140 Beach Way, Moss Beach, CA 94038

    Guitarist Mark Kostrzewa in Concert

    Moss Beach Distillery, Moss Beach, Calif.

    No cover

    Directions 

    Longtime Montara resident Mark Kostrzewa brings his "Acoustic Sunsets" program to Moss Beach Distillery every second Wednesday. Hear unique coastal-inspired guitar performance and original compositions from Kostrzewa's first two recordings "55 Miles" and "From Ear to There" and from upcoming third disc "Woodenhouse." 

    Kostrzewa performs genres from Latin-influenced music to works for 12-string slide guitar and soundscapes for six-string steel instruments and resonator guitars. He is also the creator and producer of the successful "Meeting of Acoustic Minds" concert series, sharing the stage with Bay Area greats Michael Manring, Mark Lemaire, Doug Young, Teja Gerken, Matthew Montfort and others.

    "Offering double-stops, string bending, Rio articulation, beautiful chord passages, washboard popping and a nice way of phrasing to let the cool air in -- Mark Kostrzewa is having a string conversation and it's magic!" -- Jean Bartlett, Pacifica Tribune 

    For more information please visit https://markkostrzewa.com/



    • 11 Oct 2023
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • 4901 Soquel Drive, Soquel, CA


    DIRECTIONS:  Vinocruz   

    Classical guitar duo Daniel Yarritu and Gary Carpenter perform at Vinocruz in Soquel, Calif.

    Wednesday, Oct. 11

    6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

    Vinocruz

    4901 Soquel Drive, Soquel, Calif., 95073

    • 14 Oct 2023
    • 2:00 PM
    • Palo Alto High School Performing Arts Center, Palo Alto, CA


    Performance Anxiety Workshop with Daniel Ramjattan

    Directions

    Palo Alto Adult School and the South Bay Guitar Society are pleased to present the lecture Music Performance Anxiety and You!, led by Dr. Daniel Ramjattan of Wilfrid Laurier University of Ontario, Canada. Admission is free.

    Music performance anxiety is a nearly universal experience for musicians of all disciplines. We improve technical and musical skills through lessons and practice but also need strategies addressing our emotional and physiological responses to performing onstage. This two-hour lecture on performance anxiety will explain the causes of anxiety and offer science-based strategies to facilitate peak performance in the face of the challenges of playing before an audience. A question-and-answer period will follow the lecture.

    Dr. Daniel Ramjattan completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Toronto in 2022 and wrote his dissertation on music performance anxiety among classical guitarists. He has lectured on the topic at McGill University, the University of Toronto, Wilfrid Laurier University, Memorial University, the University of Waterloo and Mount Royal University, among others. He has appeared on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's television program The National as an expert on music performance anxiety.

    As a guitar performer, Dr. Ramjattan has premiered dozens of chamber and solo works and given recitals in Europe and across Canada, the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, and Japan.  He has performed in festivals including the 21C Music Festival, Open Ears Festival, Guitare Alla Grande, INNERChamber, Ottawa Chamberfest, Livorno Music Festival and many more. He made his concerto debut with Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez in 2023 with the Stratford Symphony.

    Dr. Ramjattan's debut studio album "Inspirations: New Works for Solo Guitar" features his interpretation of six brilliant works by Canadian composers, including three world premiere recordings. CBC Radio’s Paolo Pietropaolo featured the album as its Record of the Week in 2022. WholeNote Magazine described his playing as "beautifully clean."

    Dr. Ramjattan is on the faculty of Wilfrid Laurier University in Ottowa and designed and inaugurated the school's first music performance anxiety and performance skills course in the fall of 2022.  





     



     

    • 14 Oct 2023
    • 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
    • 400 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA



    DIRECTIONS:  Cascal   

    Daniel Yarritu Group performs at Cascal in Mountain View, Calif.

    Daniel Yarritu, guitar

    Louie Carranza, hand percussion

    Peter Block, flute

    Drew Plant, electric bass

    Saturday Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

    Cascal Restaurant, 400 Castro Street, Mountain View, Calif.


    • 20 Oct 2023
    • 7:30 PM
    • Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060


    Fire & Grace In Concert

    with special guest Eilis Kennedy, singer

    Tickets 

    A unique collaboration of guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga, Fire & Grace explores the connected musical elements of classical, folk and contemporary traditions from around the world. Fire & Grace’s vast repertoire ranges from Bach and Vivaldi to tango to Celtic tunes and traditional Bulgarian and American fiddle tunes and waltzes, all played with a sense of discovery and commitment to passion and virtuosity -- fire and grace. Recent and upcoming performances include engagements at the Carmel Bach Festival, Mozaic Festival, Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, Electric Earth Concerts and  Monterey Museum of Art, and with Tomaseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas. In spring 2017, Fire & Grace toured New Zealand with appearances at the UPSURGE Festival, Festival of Colour and the New Zealand School of Music. Fire & Grace's debut album combines melodies from Argentina, Bulgaria and Western Europe with dance elements from baroque and folk musical traditions.



    • 22 Oct 2023
    • 3:00 PM
    • 410 N. Winchester Blvd., Santa Clara, CA


    An Afternoon of Music - PRIVATE EVENT 

    DIRECTIONS: Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center  


    This is a private event at Mission Skilled Nursing and Subacute Center and is not open to the public or SBGS members.

    Classical guitarists Daniel Philip and Nikhil Prabhakar and violinist Mathias Gomez perform in this community engagement event.

    Time: 3:00 p.m. on Sunday October 22, 2023

    Location: Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center, 410 N. Winchester Blvd., Santa Clara

    Daniel Philip is a versatile guitarist who loves creating music. At 9, he began guitar lessons at the Silicon Valley Classical Guitar School in Sunnyvale and has made great progress over five years. Playing guitar has taught Daniel many lessons about patience and attention to detail. He prefers music from the 1990s to 2010s and likes playing pop songs converted into classical-guitar style.  He transcribes his favorite pop songs to staff notation, allowing him to use classical fingering technique.  Daniel taught himself acoustic guitar and is a member of his church worship team. He also plays trumpet in the Cupertino Middle School band. Playing multiple instruments allows him to transfer skills across areas, making him a better musician overall.  At his first performance in a nursing home, Daniel saw how much the residents enjoyed a break in their day and afterwards began volunteering his time and talent in local care centers. Daniel is currently preparing for the Royal Conservatory of Music's Level 7 exams.


    Daniel Philip

    Nikhil Prabhakar, 16, is a junior at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale. He studies classical guitar with Scott Cmiel at the Pre-College Division of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and performs at nursing homes and rehabilitation centers in the South Bay. The warmth and curiosity of the residents at these centers has led to a great sense of connection and purpose for him. Nikhil also volunteers at local libraries and loves reading books about life sciences and biology. In his spare time, he loves watching movies, playing with his dog and spending time with his friends. 

    Nikhil Prabhakar

    Mathias Gomez, 15, is a sophomore at Stanford Online High School and studies violin at the Pre-College Division of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Besides volunteering at senior living communities, Mathias serves as an assistant teacher at a local school.  Mathias enjoys ballet, piano, reading, Star Wars, and Lego projects.


    Mathias Gomez

    • 24 Oct 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Vineland Branch Library, 1450 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose

    Directions to Vineland Branch LIbrary 

    Host: To be announced 

    Everyone is Welcome: Performers at any level from beginners to professionals are warmly encouraged. As we are a guitar society, only solo guitarists and ensembles that include at least one guitarist may play. No charge to play or attend.

    Acoustic Only: Finger-picking nylon-string styles. Guitar soloists and ensembles that include other instruments with guitar are welcome.

    Maximum time per performer: 10 minutes

    Playing order: To play, sign in when you arrive. Performance order is first-come first-served, though players under age 18 may go first.

    Contact: 408-915-SBGS


    • 28 Oct 2023
    • 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
    • 400 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA


    DIRECTIONS:  Cascal   

    Daniel Yarritu Group performs at Cascal in Mountain View, Calif.

    Daniel Yarritu, guitar

    Louie Carranza, hand percussion

    Peter Block, flute

    Drew Plant, electric bass

    Saturday Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

    Cascal Restaurant, 400 Castro Street, Mountain View, Calif.

    • 4 Nov 2023
    • 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
    • St. Francis Episcopal Church 1205 Pine Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
    Register


    DIRECTIONS:  St. Francis Episcopal Church 

    Guitar Virtuoso Dragos Ilie in concert

    with a Prelude performance by Zora Kramer

    Originally scheduled for May 2024, Dragos Ilie will now make his South Bay Guitar Society debut on November 4, 2023.

    “Beautiful tone, sensitivity and great musicianship. Dragos has a wonderful command of our instrument!

    A bright present and even brighter future." 
    ​-​René Izquierdo, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

    Romanian guitarist Dragos Ilie has delighted audiences across Europe, Asia and the U.S. with his charismatic and dynamic performances. Ilie has won awards in more than 40 international competitions including more than 20 grand prizes at events including the Koblenz International Festival, Tokyo International Guitar Competition, Culiacán International Competition, Indiana Guitar Festival, Texas A&M Guitar Competition and Florida Guitar Festival. He has performed with the Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Radio Orchestra of Romania.

    As a chamber musician, Ilie in 2021 joined the Austin Guitar Quartet, which performed with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, the Austin Guitar Quartet and the Conspirare choral ensemble on the 2022 Grammy-nominated recording of The Singing Guitar. Recent appearances by the Austin Guitar Quartet include a performance of Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint with the Austin Ballet. In the summer of 2022, Ilie performed on the Stradivarius Tour - Paganini Magic with celebrated Romanian violinist Alexandru Tomescu, with whom he performed Centone di Sonate for violin and guitar in 17 concerts in 13 cities.  

    During the Covid-19 pandemic, Ilie joined the nonprofit organization Ex-Aequo, which launched online workshops, masterclasses, concerts and a competition that drew 200 participants. Ex-Aequo's latest projects include the commission of nine guitar works by eminent Black-American composers and the production of an accompanying album and video series.

    With Romanian National Radio, Ilie has recorded an upcoming album of works by Porumbescu, Bartók and living Romanian composers. Ilie has been awarded grants including the MOL Foundation Scholarship for Young Artists, the Young Talents Grant from the Margareta Principess Foundation with support from the Royal House of Romania, and the Moștenitorii României Muzicale grant from Radio Romania and Rotary Club Pipera. He has been featured in Classical Guitar Magazine, Gendai Magazine and Acoustic Guitar Magazine and has taught online lessons and workshops on Tonebase. 

    A recipient of the prestigious Woodruff Award at Columbus State University, Ilie completed his undergraduate studies at the University's Schwob School of Music under Andrew Zohn. Ilie is currently completing his doctoral studies under Adam Holzman at the University of Texas at Austin, where he serves as a teaching assistant. Ilie is also studying body mapping, body awareness and injury prevention for musicians. Currently, he is training to become a licensed practitioner.

    As a child, Ilie fell in love with the guitar after listening to his father play and enrolled initially at the Popular School of Arts and later the National College of Arts in his native city of Iasi under Marius Timpau. Ilie also studied with Daniel Dragomirescu at the National Music Conservatoire of Iasi.

    Ilie is an Augustine Strings Artist and performs on Augustine's Classic Blue and Paragon Red sets.


    Prelude performer Zora Kramer 

    Zora Kramer is a San Francisco-based classical guitarist and mathematician. She graduated in June 2023 from the University of California Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics. For Zora, studying abstract mathematics deepened her love of guitar playing and the attention she devotes to it. She is currently expanding her guitar community in the Bay Area through ensembles, open mics and performances.



    • 5 Nov 2023
    • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • To be announced
    Register

    Auditing the masterclass is free. TICKETS are required for only the four performers.


    Masterclass with Guitar Virtuoso Dragos Ilie

    Directions

    The South Bay Guitar Society is pleased to present a masterclass with guitar virtuoso Dragos Ilie. Four players will perform individually and receive feedback from Ilie in this educational event. To perform, please e-mail info@sbgs.org. 

    Performer fee (solo or duo): $35.00

    Admission to audit: Free

    Location to be announced 

    • 3 Feb 2024
    • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    • Community School of Music and Arts, Tateuchi Hall, 230 San Antonio Cir, Mountain View, CA 94040
    Register


    DIRECTIONS: Tateuchi Hall

    First-place winner of the Guitar Foundation of America's 2022 International Concert Artist Competition, Lovro Peretić has performed and taught masterclasses around the world.  Peretić has won more than 30 prizes in international competitions including the EuroStrings Guitar Competition, Changsha International Guitar Competition, Andres Segovia Guitar Competition, Zagreb Guitar Festival and Sarajevo International Guitar Festival, among many others.

    Born in Zagreb, Peretić has represented Croatia in major events including the Vladimir Spivakov International Foundation’s festival in Moscow and the European Union of Music Competitions for Youth’s Young Hearts for Music tour. He regularly performs in a duo with violinist Katarina Kutnar and with his guitar trio Evocación. Peretić has appeared as a soloist with the Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra and Zagreb Soloists, among other ensembles. 

    Peretić begin guitar study with Xhevdet Sahatxhija and later graduated from the Academy of Music in Zagreb under Darko Petrinjak. He spent a year as an exchange student studying with Judicaël Perroy at L’Ecole Supérieure Musique et Danse Hauts-de-France-Lille.  Peretić also studied under Perroy at the Haute Ecole de Musique Genève. Lovro was awarded the Dean’s and Rector’s prizes at the University of Zagreb.

    This performance marks Peretić's South Bay Guitar Society debut.

    • 4 Feb 2024
    • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • To be announced

    Auditing the masterclass is free. TICKETS are required for only the four performers.



    Directions

    Masterclass with Guitar Virtuoso Lovro Peretić

    The South Bay Guitar Society is pleased to present a masterclass with guitar virtuoso Lovro Peretić, winner of the 2022 International Concert Artist Competition of the Guitar Foundation of America. Four players will perform individually and receive feedback from Peretić in this educational event. To perform, please e-mail info@sbgs.org. 

    Performer fee (solo or duo): $35.00

    Admission to audit: Free

    Location to be announced 





     



     

    • 2 Mar 2024
    • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    • Evergreen Valley High School, 3300 Quimby Rd San Jose, CA 95148
    Register


    DIRECTIONS: Evergreen Valley High School

    “One of the most sought-after guitarists of today.” – Medici TV

    An active soloist and chamber musician, Goran Krivokapić performs throughout the world and has appeared with the New Russian Symphony Orchestra, Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra, Kwazulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra, Chilean Symphony Orchestra, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, and Shenyang Symphony Orchestra, among many others. 

    Krivokapić has performed as a soloist and with his duo partner Danijel Cerović at festivals including the Koblenz International Guitar Festival, Iserlohn International Guitar Festival, the Guitar Foundation of America's International Guitar Convention, Shenyang Guitar Festival and Daejon Guitar Festival.

    As an educator, Krivokapić has given masterclasses, lectures and workshops at universities and conservatories worldwide. He has been active in the late pianist Lars Vogt's Rhapsody in School project, dedicated to bringing classical music into the classroom.

    Krivokapić won his first international competition in Belgrade at 14 and continued to win another 18 competitions, including the Guitar Foundation of America's International Concert Artist Competition in 2004. He has won two Chittara d’Oro awards at the International Guitar Convention in Alessandria, Italy, citing Krivokapić as best young guitarist of the year in 2005 and recognizing his 2006 debut disc, entitled Goran Krivokapić Guitar Recital, on the Naxos label.   

    As the Montenegrin Guitar Duo, Krivokapić and Cerović have been highly acclaimed by both audiences and critics who praise the duo's live performances as well as their recording of their transcriptions of J.S. Bach’s English Suites on the Naxos label. 

    Born in 1979, Krivokapić began his music education at age eight with Mićo Poznanović at the Music School of Herceg Novi in Montenegro and continued his studies at the Faculty of Music at University of Arts in Belgrade under Srđan Tošić, graduating in 2000. He continued with Hubert Käppel and Roberto Aussel at the Hochschule für Musik Köln in Germany, where he graduated and received his Konzertexamen degree. He pursued graduate study at the Conservatorium Maastricht in the Netherlands under Carlo Marchione and at LUCA School of Arts Campus Lemmensinstituut in Leuven, Belgium, under Raphaella Smits.

    Krivokapić is professor of guitar at Cologne University of Music and teaches guitar at Detmold University of Music. He lives in Cologne with his wife and son.

    • 3 Mar 2024
    • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • To be announced

    Auditing the masterclass is free. TICKETS are required for only the four performers.


    Masterclass with Guitar Virtuoso Goran Krivokapić

    Directions

    The South Bay Guitar Society is pleased to present a masterclass with guitar virtuoso Goran Krivokapić. Four players will perform individually and receive feedback from Krivokapić in this educational event. To perform, please email info@sbgs.org.

    Performer fee (solo or duo): $35.00

    Admission to audit: Free

    Location to be announced  





     



     

    • 6 Apr 2024
    • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    • St. Francis Episcopal Church 1205 Pine Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
    Register


    DIRECTIONS: St Francis Episcopal Church

    Poláčková’s playing was so technically secure and musically insightful, it was unimaginable that anything she played could possibly be difficult.” -- Cleveland Classical 

    Known for extraordinary musicianship and virtuosity, Petra Poláčková has appeared throughout Europe and the U.S., performing at guitar festivals in Bonn, Hamburg, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Madrid, Geneva, Lucerne, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Cleveland and Portland, among many others. Since 2010 Poláčková has been a co-organizer of the Guitar Festival Mikulov in the Czech Republic. She has released recordings of 20th century sonatas as well as works by Sylvius Leopold Weiss.

    After beginning her guitar studies at age six at the Elementary Art School in Rožnov pod Radhoštem in the Czech Republic under Bohuslav Faltus and Miroslava Pavelkova, Poláčková studied with Zdenek Dvorak at the Elementary Art School Lounskych in Prague. She attended the School of Music in Pardubice in the Czech Republic under Petr Saidl and obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees with Paolo Pegoraro at Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz in Austria. Poláčková has performed in master classes taught by Leo Brouwer, Nigel North, Thomas Müller-Pering and Judicaël Perroy, among many others. In 2011 she received the Merit Diploma at the Chigiana Academy of Siena in the class of Oscar Ghiglia. 

    Poláčková performs on a Concert Master Double Top guitar built by Petr Matoušek and a 1923 historical guitar by Domingo Esteso, courtesy of Gabriele Lodi. She also plays an eight-string romantic guitar (a reproduction of an 1840 guitar by Nicolaus Georg Ries) and a nine-string romantic guitar, both built by Jan Tuláček.

    • 7 Apr 2024
    • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • To be announced

    Auditing the masterclass is free. TICKETS are required for only the four performers.


    Masterclass with Guitar Virtuoso Petra Poláčková

    Directions

    The South Bay Guitar Society is pleased to present a masterclass with guitar virtuoso Petra Poláčková. Four players will perform individually and receive feedback from Poláčková in this educational event. To perform, please email info@sbgs.org.

    Performer fee (solo or duo): $35.00

    Admission to audit: Free

    Location to be announced  





     



     

    • 4 May 2024
    • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    • St. Francis Episcopal Church 1205 Pine Ave, San Jose, CA 95125


    DIRECTIONS: St Francis Episcopal Church 

    Guitar Virtuoso Valeria Galimova in concert

    Winner of 10 first-prizes at Russian and international guitar competitions, Valeria Galimova was awarded one of the Prizes of the President of Russia and won the gold medal at the Delphic Games in 2014.  Among her solo appearances are a 2020 performance at the Guitar Virtuosi festival in the Chamber Hall of the Moscow Philharmonic and a 2018 performance of the world premiere of Konstantin Bliokh's suite "The Dance" for guitar and string quartet as part of the Moscow Festival of Guitar Chamber Music. Galimova also performed in the production of the Astor Piazzolla’s tango-opera "María de Buenos Aires" in the Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory.

    As a passionate chamber musician, Galimova has collaborated with performers including harpsichordist Anastasia Antonova, cellist Valeria Rupasova, violinist Asiia Garipova, bayan player Kirill Rusinov andcoloratura soprano Ekaterina Sokolnikova as well as with conductors Jeremy Walker and Tobias Wögerer.

    Born in Russia, Galimova began studying classical guitar at age eight with Dmitry Milovanov in the city of Kamensk-Uralsky, whose mayor named her a scholarship winner five times. At 14, Galimova served as an artist and a jury member at an international children's festival competition in Puebla, Mexico. Galimova studied under Roman Zorkin and Anastasia Bardina at Moscow's Gnessin College and in 2019 graduated from the Russian Academy of Gnessin as a student of Artyom Dervoed. Galimova completed her master’s degree in 2022 at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar, Germany, under the direction of Ricardo Gallén.

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