Raphael Feuillatre

RAPHÄEL

Feuillâtre

PERFORMER

Winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America competition in 2018 (USA) and ADAMI’s “Classical Revelation 2021”, Raphaël was chosen as an exclusive artist by the label Deutsche Grammophon in 2022. He is, to date, one of the very few guitarists to have signed with this legendary label. This fruitful collaboration gave birth to a first single “Les Barricades Mystérieuses”, soon followed by his debut album “Visages Baroques” in 2023, which displays different facets of the Baroque aesthetic.

Following his acclaimed debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 2023, he has performed in the world’s most prestigious concert halls and festivals – including Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the “Folle Journée” in Nantes, and the Beethoven Haus in Bonn – as well as at major guitar events such as the Festival International de Guitare de Paris, the Festival Guitarras del Mundo in Argentina, and the Changsha International Guitar Festival in China.

His passion for chamber music and his desire to champion his instrument in this repertoire has led him to collaborate with musicians of the highest calibre: recorder player Lucie Horsch, trumpet player Lucienne Renaudin Vary and violinist Maria Dueñas in venues such as Deutsche Grammophon’s Yellow Lounge, the Dresden Music Festival and the Società del Quartotto Di Milano – Scala G. Verdi.

Born in Djibouti in 1996, Raphaël was introduced to the guitar by his first teacher, Hacène Addadi, before joining Michel Grizard’s class at the Conservatoire de Nantes in 2012. Three years later, he entered the Conservatoire National de Musique et de Danse de Paris in the classes of Roland Dyens and Tristan Manoukian. During this period, he was mentored by Judicaël Perroy, who played an essential role in his artistic development.

In addition to winning first prize at the GFA, Raphaël has forged a strong reputation in the classical guitar world by winning the following competitions: Jose Tomas International Guitar Competition in Villa Petrer (Spain – 2017), Kutna Hora International Guitar Festival (Czech Republic – 2017), Viseu International Spring Music Festival (Portugal – 2016), Fontenay-sous-Bois Guitar Competition & Festival (France – 2015), and Ciudad de Coria International Guitar Festival (Spain – 2014).

An ambassador for the guitar and keen to contribute to the development of its repertoire, Raphaël has arranged numerous works from the repertoire of instruments he loves – with a particular predilection for keyboard instruments such as the piano and harpsichord – a taste particularly reflected in his choice of programmes for his recordings.

Driven by a desire to pass on his passion for music and the guitar, Raphaël teaches at the Pont Supérieur – Bretagne and is co-founder of the Lille Guitar Academy, a summer academy for guitarists. Students from all over the world receive his guidance at masterclasses given at the San Francisco Conservatory, the Manhattan School in New York and the Haute École de Musique in Geneva. He is also involved in projects to raise awareness of the arts, particularly following a tour in the USA during which he took part in several activities in schools and prisons.

Raphaël Feuillâtre is supported by Savarez, a historic string-manufacturing company founded in 1770, and plays a guitar by Australian luthier Greg Smallman.

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Rafael Aguirre

RAFAEL

Aguirre

PERFORMER

Rafael Aguirre is an internationally acclaimed musician whose deep understanding of music, dazzling virtuosity and immensely diverse repertoire has taken him to 33 countries. The beginning of his extraordinary career was marked by winning thirteen first prizes at international competitions (including the Tarrega Competition and Pro Musicis, New York), and he is currently one of the most celebrated guitarists worldwide.

His performances have been hailed as “a blessing” (Mainz Echo); “the future of the concert guitar” (Kultur Port); “one of the most acclaimed ambassadors of the Spanish guitar” (El País); as well as emphasizing his “maturity and intensity” (Ritmo).

Rafael performs regularly in prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Vienna Konzerthaus, Moscow Tchaikovsky Hall, Philharmonie am Gasteig in Munich, Hamburg Laeiszhalle, Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, King’s Place London, Saint Petersburg Philharmonia, Cuba’s National Theatre, the Hyogo Performing Arts Center (Japan) and the Seoul Arts Center (South Korea).

He has been pre-nominated for a Latin Grammy and has received enthusiastic reviews by Gramophone, The Strad and Crescendo Magazine, also appearing on broadcasts by international radios such as the BBC, NPR, CBS, Radio Stephansdom de Viena, Radio Berlin Brandenburg, HR Hessische Rundfunk, la Bayerische Rundfunk, NDR, MDR, Radio Nacional de España and The New Classical FM (Toronto).

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Rafael Tarjuelo

RAFAEL

Tarjuelo

PERFORMER

Rafael Tarjuelo is a native of Consuegra, Toledo. He began his bandurria studies at the age of eight as a part of the rondalla for the “Rosa del Azafrán” choir and dance group. He later became the musical director of the group at the age of fifteen. In 2007, he won First Prize in the soloist competition at the Miedzynarodowy Folklore Festival in Zakopane, Poland.

Tarjuelo studied Plectrum Instruments at a professional level under the guidance of Caridad Simón, Pedro Chamorro and Fernando Bustamante at the Professional Conservatories Alcázar de San Juan – Campo de Criptana and Arturo Soria in Madrid, where he was awarded the Prize of Honor. He continued his studies at the Manuel Massotti Littel Superior Music Conservatory in Murcia under professors Luis Giménez and Mari Carmen Simón, where he graduated with honors.

Tarjuelo has regularly taken part in advanced instrumental and chamber music training courses under professionals including Pedro Chamorro, Fernando Bustamante, Gertrud Weyhofen, Agostino Cirillo, Joaquín Riquelme, Pedro Mateo González, Kostas Tosidis, Ricardo Gallén and Leo Brouwer, among others.

He has been part of various chamber music and plectrum orchestras such as Ciudad de La Mancha Orchestra, EGMYO (European Guitar and Mandolin Youth Orchestra), Roberto Grandío Orchestra, Modern Mandolin Orchestra, and the Murcia Regional Plectrum Orchestra. He is currently a member of the trio PlecTres. 

Among Tarjuelo’s collaborations that stand out are those with the OSCyL, Verum Symphony Orchestra, Cuenca Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra, and Symphony Orchestra of Madrid (the Royal Theatre’s titular orchestra), with whom he has taken part in various symphonic productions, from opera to zarzuela. Furthermore, it is worth mentioning his participation on the singer Francisco’s album 35.

In the area of education, Tarjuelo has worked as a Plectrum Instruments and Chamber Music teacher at the Alcázar de San Juan – Campo de Criptana Professional Conservatory. He is currently a civil servant status teacher specialized in music in the secondary school system in Castile – La Mancha.

VIDEOS

Audio produced by Javier Salvador
Vídeo by Enrique Jiménez

Audio produced by Javier Salvador
Vídeo by Enrique Jiménez

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Quartet A piacere

Quartet

A piacere

PERFORMER

The string quartet A Piacere is made up of a group of Valencian professionals who combine teaching with chamber music performance and collaboration with various orchestras.

It was founded in 1997, as part of a project promoted by the University of Valencia, under the name of Universitas quartet. It has performed in several towns of the Valencian Community and Catalonia such as: Capellades, Tortosa, Vinaròs (Auditori), Requena (Auditorio S.M. Santa Cecilia), la Pobla Llarga (Casa de la Cultura), Castelló (Auditori, Casino Antic, etc.. ), Benicàssim (Espai de la Música Mestre Vila), Elx (Convent de les Clarises), Picassent (Casa de Cultura), Alfara del Patriarca (Palau de la Senyoria), Massamagrell (Centre Cultural), València (La Beneficència, Ca Revolta, Col-legi Major Lluís Vives, Col-legi Major Rector Peset, Palau del Marqués de Dosaigües, La Nau de la Universitat de València, Sant Miquel dels Reis, Museu d’Història de València, etc. ).

The group is called A Piacere since 2007. From that year until 2011, and recently since 2014, it performs series of chamber music concerts at the Octubre Centre de Cultura Contemporània (OCCC) in Valencia, where it has offered five concerts per season. It has performed in numerous auditoriums around Spain, as well as abroad, and has actively participated in various festivals and concert series, among which stand out the International Chamber Music Competition Antón García Abril 2012 in Baza (where the quartet was a Finalist), the Chamber Music Festival of Benicàssim Cordes a la mar 2013 and 2015, the XXIX Cicle de Concerts de Música Clàssica de Peníscola 2013, the Cicle Gent d’ací 2014 at l’Auditori de Castelló, the Cicle de música de cambra Ars Musicae d’Elx (2015), and the ones held in 2012 and 2013, when the quartet was invited to participate in the Zeist Music Days International Chamber Music Festival of Zeist and in the Grachtenfestival of Amsterdam, both in Holland. The quartet has continued to improve its skills under the guidance of prestigious soloists and chamber music groups, such as the Jerusalem Quartet, the Szymanowski Quartet, Marc Danel (Quatuor Danel), Natalie Clein, Orfeu Mandozzi, Gilad Karni, Sergey Ostrovsky (Quartet Aviv), among others. He has obtained the Second Prize of the Chamber Music Competition organized in 2015 for the 150th anniversary of Las Provincias and the Second Prize of the VI Chamber Music Competition Ciutat de Borriana.

The quartet A Piacere aims the dissemination and promotion of music through teaching and interpretation. Therefore, as a complement to the concert activity, it also carries out an active pedagogical work in music schools and conservatories, as well as courses of musical improvement. Its members have been invited to the Conservatori Professional de Música Mossén Francesc Peñarroja de la Vall d’Uixó, to the Conservatori Professional de Música de València, to the Curs Internacional de Música de Benicàssim, to the Escola de Música Mestre Agut Manrique d’Almassora, to the Centre d’Estudis Musicals d’Onda and to the summer schools of Alta-lai (Conca). In November 2016 the quartet has participated in the Conference “La integració de les arts”, organized by CEFIRE (Servei de Formació del Professorat, Generalitat Valenciana) in Castelló.

In addition, A Piacere has a collaboration agreement with the Valencian International University (viu). And in October 2016 the quartet has presented its first album, with works by J. C. Arriaga and A. Dvořák.

AUDIO RECORDINGS

Quartet A piacere

Self-published.
Sound Engineer: Javier Salvador
(2016)

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Pyrophorus Guitar duo

Pyrophorus

Guitar duo

PERFORMER

PYROPHORUS GUITAR DUO is an original project by guitarist and composer Alí Arango together with guitarist Josué Fonseca, who with a different proposal to the classical guitar duo canon, offers us a new dimension of versatility and the possibilities of this format. With original music and arrangements written for the duo, Arango blurs the barriers between classical and popular, exploring the fusion between cuban popular music, jazz and contemporary music.

VIDEOS

Audio produced by Javier Salvador
Video by Alí Arango

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