Ji Hyung Park Guitar Laureate Recital

Ji Hyung Park has won numerous prestigious competitions, with the 7th Changsha International Guitar Competition in 2018 his most recent triumph. The diverse selection of music performed in this programme features three virtuoso sonatas by Scarlatti, the world premiere recording of Leo Brouwer's evocation of ancient Greek culture Las Cíclades arcaicas, Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Sonata 'Omaggio a Boccherini' in its original, pre-Segovia manuscript form, Takemitsu's final work In the Woods and rare selections from Albéniz's masterpiece Iberia. The programme ends with a colourful arrangement of Toots Thielemans' gorgeous Bluesette.