FESTIVAL CONCERT 1
WEDNESDAY, August 28 | 19:00 | Opening ceremony | Concert “OUVERTURE DE FESTIVAL”
Festival Guitar Ensemble | Chỉ huy Lê Ngọc Niển
Francis Kleynjans (b.1951) | Les 4 Points Cardinaux
(I. Nord, II. Sud, III. Est, IV, Ouest)
Kindle Jürg (b.1960) | Kalimba & Techno
Duet Guitar & Mandolin | Kozo Tate & Risa Shimono (Japan)
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) | La Vida Breve, “Primera Danza Española”
(arr. Fritz Kreisler)
Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) | Sonata per Rovene
Edouardo Mezzacapo (1832-1898) | Napoli (Tarantella)
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) | Cafe 1930” and “Nightclub 1960” from Histoire du Tango
Vincent Neuling (1795-1846) | Sonata for mandolin and pianoforte in G major, “Andante” and “Scherzo”
Carlo Munier (1858-1911) | Capriccio Spagnuolo
Saigon Guitar Quartet | Nguyễn Thanh Huy, Nguyen Trí Đoàn, Huỳnh Bá Thơ, Trần Hoài Phương (Viet Nam)
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) | Suite Espagnola Op.47:
- Sevilla
- Granada
- Asturias
Guitar Quintet | Kozo Tate (Japan) & Saigon Guitar Quartet (Viet Nam)
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) | Ouverture from “La Gazza Ladra”
(arr. Shingo Fujii)
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WEDNESDAY, August 28 | 19:00 | Opening ceremony | Concert “OUVERTURE DE FESTIVAL”
Festival Guitar Ensemble | Chỉ huy Lê Ngọc Niển
Francis Kleynjans (b.1951) | Les 4 Points Cardinaux
(I. Nord, II. Sud, III. Est, IV, Ouest)
Kindle Jürg (b.1960) | Kalimba & Techno
Duet Guitar & Mandolin | Kozo Tate & Risa Shimono (Japan)
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) | La Vida Breve, “Primera Danza Española”
(arr. Fritz Kreisler)
Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) | Sonata per Rovene
Edouardo Mezzacapo (1832-1898) | Napoli (Tarantella)
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) | Cafe 1930” and “Nightclub 1960” from Histoire du Tango
Vincent Neuling (1795-1846) | Sonata for mandolin and pianoforte in G major, “Andante” and “Scherzo”
Carlo Munier (1858-1911) | Capriccio Spagnuolo
Saigon Guitar Quartet | Nguyễn Thanh Huy, Nguyen Trí Đoàn, Huỳnh Bá Thơ, Trần Hoài Phương (Viet Nam)
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) | Suite Espagnola Op.47:
- Sevilla
- Granada
- Asturias
Guitar Quintet | Kozo Tate (Japan) & Saigon Guitar Quartet (Viet Nam)
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) | Ouverture from “La Gazza Ladra”
(arr. Shingo Fujii)
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FESTIVAL CONCERT 2
THURSDAY, August 29 | 20:00 | Concert “YOUNG VIRTUOSO”
Nutthachai Chaivanich (Thailand)
Leo Brouwer (b.1939) | Danza de las diosas Negras from Rio de los Orishas
Napoléon Coste (1805-1883) | Le Départ Op. 31
Nutthachai Chaivanich & Pongpat Pongpradit (Thailand)
Peter Madlem | Monte Carlo
Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) | Por Una Cabeza
(arr. Pongpat Pongpradit)
Joe Hisaishi (b.1950) | 2 Pieces from Japanese Animation
(arr. Pongpat Pongpradit)
- A Town with an Ocean View
- Merry Go Round of Life
Queen | A Tribute to Queen
(arr. Pongpat Pongpradit)
Kasia Smolarek (Poland)
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) | 24 Caprices for Solo Violin Op. 1: No. 6 and 24
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Caprichos de Goya:
(1895-1968)
- XII No hubo remedio
- XX Obsequio a el Maestro
Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909) Fantasía “La Traviata”
Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) Mazurka Apassionata
Joaquín Turina (1882-1949) Fantasía Sevillana
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THURSDAY, August 29 | 20:00 | Concert “YOUNG VIRTUOSO”
Nutthachai Chaivanich (Thailand)
Leo Brouwer (b.1939) | Danza de las diosas Negras from Rio de los Orishas
Napoléon Coste (1805-1883) | Le Départ Op. 31
Nutthachai Chaivanich & Pongpat Pongpradit (Thailand)
Peter Madlem | Monte Carlo
Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) | Por Una Cabeza
(arr. Pongpat Pongpradit)
Joe Hisaishi (b.1950) | 2 Pieces from Japanese Animation
(arr. Pongpat Pongpradit)
- A Town with an Ocean View
- Merry Go Round of Life
Queen | A Tribute to Queen
(arr. Pongpat Pongpradit)
Kasia Smolarek (Poland)
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) | 24 Caprices for Solo Violin Op. 1: No. 6 and 24
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Caprichos de Goya:
(1895-1968)
- XII No hubo remedio
- XX Obsequio a el Maestro
Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909) Fantasía “La Traviata”
Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) Mazurka Apassionata
Joaquín Turina (1882-1949) Fantasía Sevillana
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FESTIVAL CONCERT 3
FRIDAY, August 30 | 20:00 | Concert “THE LEGENDS”
An Trần (VN/USA)
Paul Ibbotson (b.1979) | Prelude in E minor
*Dedicated to An Tran
Juan Erena (b.1970) | Mar de Luna (Gigue)
*Dedicated to An Tran
Find You Again
Nguyễn Thế An (b.1970)
- Thánh Gióng (The Legend of the Bamboo Child)
1. Introduction 2. Childhood (Andante) 3. The Threat of War (Allegro) 4. The Rise of the Hero (Larghetto) 5. War and Victory (Presto) 6. The Ascension of the Hero (Largo)
- Ru Con (Lullaby) *Dedicated to An Tran
Đặng Ngọc Long (b.1957) | Núi Rừng Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands of Vietnam)
Benjamin Verdery (USA)
Benjamin Verdery (b.1955) | “The rain falls equally on all things, a fantasy” (2017, rev. 2019)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) | Prelude from Cello Suite No. 6 BWV 1012
(arr. Verdery)
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) | Cordoba
(arr. Williams, Bream, Verdery)
Duo | An Tran & Benjamin Verdery
Benjamin Verdery (b.1955) | “Mobile”, “Milwaukee”
Guitar Duo | Rie Schmidt (Flute) and Benjamin Verdery (Guitar)
Benjamin Verdery (b.1955) | Miami - Dennis - Seattle
Yale Guitar Ensemble | Joe Tollefsen, Fangfang Liu, Emmett Edwards, Pheeraroj Phupaibul, Brandon Wong, Long Ngo, Joseph Ehrenpreis
Benjamin Verdery (b. 1955) | Give (for 8 guitars)
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FRIDAY, August 30 | 20:00 | Concert “THE LEGENDS”
An Trần (VN/USA)
Paul Ibbotson (b.1979) | Prelude in E minor
*Dedicated to An Tran
Juan Erena (b.1970) | Mar de Luna (Gigue)
*Dedicated to An Tran
Find You Again
Nguyễn Thế An (b.1970)
- Thánh Gióng (The Legend of the Bamboo Child)
1. Introduction 2. Childhood (Andante) 3. The Threat of War (Allegro) 4. The Rise of the Hero (Larghetto) 5. War and Victory (Presto) 6. The Ascension of the Hero (Largo)
- Ru Con (Lullaby) *Dedicated to An Tran
Đặng Ngọc Long (b.1957) | Núi Rừng Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands of Vietnam)
Benjamin Verdery (USA)
Benjamin Verdery (b.1955) | “The rain falls equally on all things, a fantasy” (2017, rev. 2019)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) | Prelude from Cello Suite No. 6 BWV 1012
(arr. Verdery)
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) | Cordoba
(arr. Williams, Bream, Verdery)
Duo | An Tran & Benjamin Verdery
Benjamin Verdery (b.1955) | “Mobile”, “Milwaukee”
Guitar Duo | Rie Schmidt (Flute) and Benjamin Verdery (Guitar)
Benjamin Verdery (b.1955) | Miami - Dennis - Seattle
Yale Guitar Ensemble | Joe Tollefsen, Fangfang Liu, Emmett Edwards, Pheeraroj Phupaibul, Brandon Wong, Long Ngo, Joseph Ehrenpreis
Benjamin Verdery (b. 1955) | Give (for 8 guitars)
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FESTIVAL CONCERT 4
SATURDAY, August 31 | 20:00 | Concert “BAROQUE TO KOYUNBABA”
Admir Doci (Albania/Switzerland)
Bernhard Joachim Hagen (1721-1787) | Sonate in D-Dur - Cantabile
- Allegro Moderato
- Gustoso
Eduard Bayer (1822-1908) | Souvenir d’amour
Pietro Viviani (b.1965) | "Admiranda” for 13-strings guitar
(2024, world premiere, *dedicated to Admir Doçi)
Carlo Domeniconi (b.1947) | Suite Koyunbaba
Gerard Abiton (France)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) | Prélude BWV 940 and Fugue BWV 539/1001
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
- Sonata K.545
- Sonata K.466
- Sonata K.113
Sergio Assad (b.1952) | Three stays in Paris
(trans. Gérard Abiton, *dedicated to Gérard Abiton)
- Le Marais
- L'île Saint Louis
- Saint Germain des Prés
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SATURDAY, August 31 | 20:00 | Concert “BAROQUE TO KOYUNBABA”
Admir Doci (Albania/Switzerland)
Bernhard Joachim Hagen (1721-1787) | Sonate in D-Dur - Cantabile
- Allegro Moderato
- Gustoso
Eduard Bayer (1822-1908) | Souvenir d’amour
Pietro Viviani (b.1965) | "Admiranda” for 13-strings guitar
(2024, world premiere, *dedicated to Admir Doçi)
Carlo Domeniconi (b.1947) | Suite Koyunbaba
Gerard Abiton (France)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) | Prélude BWV 940 and Fugue BWV 539/1001
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
- Sonata K.545
- Sonata K.466
- Sonata K.113
Sergio Assad (b.1952) | Three stays in Paris
(trans. Gérard Abiton, *dedicated to Gérard Abiton)
- Le Marais
- L'île Saint Louis
- Saint Germain des Prés
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FESTIVAL CONCERT 5
SUNDAY, September 1 | 17:00 | Concert “FANTASIE DE ADIÓS”
Kuen Cheng High School Guitar Ensemble (Malaysia)
Yu-Peng Chen (b.1984) | Genshin Impact Region Medley
- Cafeteria
- Bustling Afternoon of Mondstadt
- Liyue Harbor
Gen Matsuda (Japan)
Enrique Granados (1867-1916) | Valses Poeticos
(Introduction - Melódico - Tempo de Vals Noble - Tempo de Valse lento - Allegro humoristico - Allegretto (elegante) - Quasi ad libitum (sentimental) - Vivo - Preto - Tempo di Waltz No.1 (Melódico)
Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco (1895-1968) | Passacaglia
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) | Otoño Porteño & Adiós Nonino
Giovanni Grano (Italy)
D. Kellner (1670-1748) (1670-1748) | Phantasie in a minor
(trans. G. Grano)
Fernando Sor (1778-1839) | Fantasy op.21 “Les Adieux”
- Andante
- Largo
- Un poco mosso
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) | Romance (Più tosto largo amorosamente)
Andantino variato from Grand Sonata M.S.3
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) | Homenaje “pour le tombeau de Claude Debussy “
Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) | Fingals Hoelen from Op.13
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SUNDAY, September 1 | 17:00 | Concert “FANTASIE DE ADIÓS”
Kuen Cheng High School Guitar Ensemble (Malaysia)
Yu-Peng Chen (b.1984) | Genshin Impact Region Medley
- Cafeteria
- Bustling Afternoon of Mondstadt
- Liyue Harbor
Gen Matsuda (Japan)
Enrique Granados (1867-1916) | Valses Poeticos
(Introduction - Melódico - Tempo de Vals Noble - Tempo de Valse lento - Allegro humoristico - Allegretto (elegante) - Quasi ad libitum (sentimental) - Vivo - Preto - Tempo di Waltz No.1 (Melódico)
Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco (1895-1968) | Passacaglia
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) | Otoño Porteño & Adiós Nonino
Giovanni Grano (Italy)
D. Kellner (1670-1748) (1670-1748) | Phantasie in a minor
(trans. G. Grano)
Fernando Sor (1778-1839) | Fantasy op.21 “Les Adieux”
- Andante
- Largo
- Un poco mosso
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) | Romance (Più tosto largo amorosamente)
Andantino variato from Grand Sonata M.S.3
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) | Homenaje “pour le tombeau de Claude Debussy “
Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) | Fingals Hoelen from Op.13
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FESTIVAL FRIENDSHIP CONCERT | Free entrance | Miễn vé
THURSDAY, August 29 | 15:00 | Concert | Friendship Concert
Quartet | Phương Thư, Hồng Hà, Thành Lộc, Quang Nghĩa
Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) | Estampas
(1. Bailando un Fandango Charro, 2. Remanso, 3. La Seiga, 4. Fiesta en el Pueblo,
5. Amanceer, 6. La Boda, 7. Camino del Molino, 8. Juegos Infantiles)
Sagobako (Thailand – Viet Nam)
Ruperto Chapí (1851-1909 ) | Serenata - No. 3 from ‘La corte de Granada’ also ‘La Fantasia Morisca’
Justo Tomás Morales (1877-1953) | Milonga Argentina
Mathias Duplessy (b.1972) | La Danse des Sentiments
Yale School Of Music - Guitar Studio (USA)
Brandon Wong
Joaquin Turina (1882-1949) | Sevillana (Fantasia)
Fangfang Liu
Liang Zhang (b.1980) | Space Capsule *dedicated to Fangfang Liu
Joe Tollefsen
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) | Fugue (BWV 998)
Emmett Edwards
Emmett Edwards (b.2001) | Kilimanjaro (Dormant, Active)
Joseph Ehernpreis
Elizabeth Cotton (1883-1987) | Wilson Rag
Benjamin Verdery (b.1955) | Let Go
Phee Phupailbul
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) | Sonata for Guitar, Op. 47
(I. Esordio, IV. Finale)
Ngô Hoàng Long
Ngô Hoàng Long (b.2000) | Polar
Roland Dyens (1955-2016) | Fuoco
Ensemble | Phee Phubailbul, Joseph Ehernpreis, Emmett Edwards, Joe Tollefsen, Fangfang Liu, Brandon Wong, Ngô Hoàng Long
Ngô Hoàng Long (b.2000) | Stallion Raven
THURSDAY, August 29 | 15:00 | Concert | Friendship Concert
Quartet | Phương Thư, Hồng Hà, Thành Lộc, Quang Nghĩa
Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) | Estampas
(1. Bailando un Fandango Charro, 2. Remanso, 3. La Seiga, 4. Fiesta en el Pueblo,
5. Amanceer, 6. La Boda, 7. Camino del Molino, 8. Juegos Infantiles)
Sagobako (Thailand – Viet Nam)
Ruperto Chapí (1851-1909 ) | Serenata - No. 3 from ‘La corte de Granada’ also ‘La Fantasia Morisca’
Justo Tomás Morales (1877-1953) | Milonga Argentina
Mathias Duplessy (b.1972) | La Danse des Sentiments
Yale School Of Music - Guitar Studio (USA)
Brandon Wong
Joaquin Turina (1882-1949) | Sevillana (Fantasia)
Fangfang Liu
Liang Zhang (b.1980) | Space Capsule *dedicated to Fangfang Liu
Joe Tollefsen
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) | Fugue (BWV 998)
Emmett Edwards
Emmett Edwards (b.2001) | Kilimanjaro (Dormant, Active)
Joseph Ehernpreis
Elizabeth Cotton (1883-1987) | Wilson Rag
Benjamin Verdery (b.1955) | Let Go
Phee Phupailbul
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) | Sonata for Guitar, Op. 47
(I. Esordio, IV. Finale)
Ngô Hoàng Long
Ngô Hoàng Long (b.2000) | Polar
Roland Dyens (1955-2016) | Fuoco
Ensemble | Phee Phubailbul, Joseph Ehernpreis, Emmett Edwards, Joe Tollefsen, Fangfang Liu, Brandon Wong, Ngô Hoàng Long
Ngô Hoàng Long (b.2000) | Stallion Raven
