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Bringing virtue and virtuosity together, Alvaro Henrique aims to touch people with his guitar. Each musical experience involves a repertoire which tells a story, played on modern or early music instruments, with the deep study of each work. Is the only Brazilian to play all Villa-Lobos solo guitar works on the decade, and is one of the guitarists who most premiered guitar concertos. His last CD, Suíte Candanga (Centaur Records), shows in music the history of Brasília. Alvaro Henrique recorded CDs premiered in Austria, Switzerland, USA and Brazil. Has performed in 15 countries of three continents. Holds a BMus (USP), Kunstlich Ausbildung at the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg (Germany), and a MMus (UnB). His main teachers are Franz Halasz, Alvise Migotto, Bohumil Med and Zilmar Gustavo Costa.

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Suggested Program

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Alvaro Henrique is the only Brazilian to present Heitor Villa-Lobos’ complete solo

guitar works in one night this century.

Enjoy all the pieces Villa-Lobos wrote for the most Brazilian instrument. This

performance features the virtuosity of the 12 Studies, the lyricism of the 5

Preludes, the naivety of the Suite Popular Brasileira, and the recently found

works, listening to the African, Native and European influence on the most

prestigious Brazilian composer musical style.

12 Studies

Suíte Popular Brasileira

5 Preludes

Choros 1

New Found Works:

Valse-Choro, Valsa de Concerto, Simples and Study 10 (1928 version)

Estimated time: 80 minutos of music


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A selection of compositions which represent the utmost virtuosity on guitar

playing. Besides technical demanding pieces, the repertoire also features

musical pieces which demand high musicality skill on the performer, such as the

cantabile of a beautiful melody, and the dynamics control.

A concert which joins the virtue needed to reveal the beauty of each composition,

and the virtuosity demanded from the repertoire, chosen carefully according to

each occasion.

Total Time: from 30 to 90 minutes of music.


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Music from the past to modern days, played on replicas of each age, using

historical information on the performance.

With the vihuela, one can hear the music from the time of the first European

settlements on the Americas. The baroque guitar shows how the music from the

time of Johann Sebastian Bach sounded. The romantic guitar has technical

features which sound inovative nowadays, such as a raised fingerboard of

adjustable height, and as played the virtuosos from the time of Ludwig van

Beethoven. And, on the modern guitar, music of the present days.

Total time: 60 minutes


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Concertos

GIULIANI, Mauro (1781-1829), Italy

Concerto em A, op. 30 (strings)

GNATALLI, Radamés (1906-1988), Brazil

Concerto no. 3 "Copacabana” (strings, 1 fl, 1 perc)

GOLDENBAUM, Jean (1982-), Brazil

Concerto "Ode to Friendship", for flute, guitar and orchestra – written for Alvaro

Henrique, premiered with Wasa Sinfonietta (Finland), Tarja Hautamäki (flute), Ville

Mankkinen (conductor) (strings, 1 fl, 1 ob, 1 cl, 1 fgt, 1 tpa, 1tpt, 1 perc)

SOARES, Calimério (1944-2011), Brazil

Concertino for Guitar and Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion Ensemble – written

for Alvaro Henrique, premiered with the Orquestra Sinfônica do Teatro Nacional Cláudio

Santoro, conducted by Angelo Cavallaro (1 fl, 1 ob, 1 cl, 1 fg, 1 tpa, 1 tpt, 1 tbn, 2 perc)

RODRIGO, Joaquin (1901-1999), Spain

Concierto de Aranjuez (strings, 2 fl, 2 cl, 2 fg, 2 ob, 2 tpa, 2 tpt)

PERON CANO, Carlos (1976-), Spain

Concierto a Brasileña (strings) – premiered with the Orquestra Ars Hodierna, Jorge

Lisboa Antunes (conductor)

Concertante pieces

BOLLING, Claude (1930-), France

Concerto for Classical Guitar and Jazz Piano Trio (piano, bass, drums)

CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, Mário (1895-1968), Italy

Romancero Gitano (guitar and SATB choir)

GOLDENBAUM, Jean (1982-), Brazil

Concerto "May All Dictators Fall" – written for Alvaro Henrique, premiered with the Grupo

de Violões da UFU (solo guitar and guitar quartet or guitar ensemble)


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Lectures and Courses

Study Technique for Musicians

For instrumentists and singers, focused on ways to study more in less time.

Reaching the Musical Expressivity

The lecture shows how Gestalt and musical cognition concepts can contribute to

reach expressive musical interpretations.

The Musical Language

Featuring live performances, it reveals how the musical ideas are organized on a

composition and its relation to other fields of knowledge.

Brazil’s History as told by the Guitar

The guitar is so linked to the Brazilian identity that it is called in a unique way:

violao. By using the guitar as an entrance door to understand Brazil, this lecture

and live performance relates historical events that changed Brazil and its relation

with the guitar.

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