Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai and Bangalore School of Music present a western classical concert by guitarist Carlo Fierens.
Carlo Fierens was born in Finale Ligure, Italy. He started studying guitar with his father Guillermo, an internationally celebrated guitarist. He has performed across North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, in prestigious venues such as Kennedy Center in Washington (USA), Academy Hall of the Baptist University in Hong-Kong, Munetsugu Hall in Nagoya (Japan), Museo Metropolitano de Buenos Aires (Argentina), Museu Villa-Lobos in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Teatro San Babila di Milano, and Sala delle crociere in Roma (Italy).
He has completed his doctorate with Ernesto Bitetti at the Jacobs School of Music (Indiana University), where he also serves as Associate Instructor. Currently, he is full time professor at the Cuneo Conservatory in Italy.
Programme
Niccolò Paganini Grand Sonata for guitar (rev. F. Zigante)
1. Allegro risoluto
2. Romanza
3. Andantino Variato
Niccolò Paganini Capriccio n. 1 op. 24
Giulio Regondi Introduction et caprice, op. 23
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Capriccio Diabolico, op. 85
Francisco Tarrega “il Carnevale di Venezia” (N. Paganini)
Kevin Callaghan The Red Fantasy