Photo: Mathias Bothor, courtesy of Deutsche
Grammophon.
Sedona, AZ: Chamber Music Sedona kicks off its 2007-2008 concert series with The The Assad Brothers Brazilian guitar duo on Saturday, October 20th, and Hilary Hahn in a violin and piano recital on Tuesday, October 23rd.
The Assads are the preeminent guitar duo. The brothers' exceptional artistry and uncanny ensemble playing are the result of the unique closeness of their musical upbringing. In addition to setting new performance standards, the Assads have also played a major role in reviving contemporary music for guitar duo.
Their virtuosity has inspired a wide range of composers to write works for them: Astor Piazzolla, Terry Riley, Radamés Gnatalli, Marlos Nobre, Nikita Koshin, Roland Dyens, Dusan Bogdanovic, Jorge Morel, Edino Kreiger and Francisco Mignone. They have also been sought after as collaborators by such artists as Gidon Kremer, Yo-Yo Ma, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Dawn Upshaw. The Assads began playing the guitar together at an early age and went on to study for seven years with classical guitarist and lutenist Monina Távora, a disciple of Andrés Segovia. Their international career began with a major prize at the 1979 young artists competition in Bratislava. Now based in Brussels and in Chicago (where Sérgio teaches at Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts), they continue to perform regularly in Europe and Japan as well as in Brazil.
The Assads will be performing music by: Scarlatti, Brouwer, Assad, Jobim, Piazzolla, Gismonti and Villa-Lobos.
> Photo: J. Henry Fair
Grammy Award winning violinist, Hilary Hahn will perform with Valentina Lisitsa on piano, Tuesday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m. At the age of 27, Hahn is one of the most compelling artists on the international concert circuit. Renowned for her intellectual and emotional maturity, she was named "America's Best" young classical musician by Time Magazine in 2001, and appears on a regular basis with the world's great orchestras in Europe, Asia, and North America. Hahn will be performing music by Mozart, Ysaye, Ives, Franck and Brahms
Reserved tickets are available for $40 by calling Chamber Music Sedona at 928.204.2415 and $30 for General Admission in Sedona at Bashas' and Rycus' Corners in the Village of Oak Creek. Tickets are also available at Arizona Music Pro and Cedar Music in Flagstaff and Planet Video & Music in Cottonwood. Both performances will be held at Saint John Vianney Catholic Church, 180 Soldiers Pass Road in Sedona, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Whether you are drawn to Sedona for its natural beauty and history or for its arts, Chamber Music Sedona invites you to be part of the arts experience in our enchanted community. Concert repertoire to each concert can be found by visiting
www.ChamberMusicSedona.org.
Article courtesy of Chamber Music Sedona. 
