this Malaga guitarist Pepe Romero took I International Alhambra Award. An award given by the Alhambra Guitar Foundation, which recognizes the amazing professional career and legacy of this world-renowned artist.
Pepe Romero (Malaga 1944) is considered one of the greatest Spanish guitarists of all time. It belongs to the “Royal Guitar Family: Los Romeros” as defined by. New York Times, He debuted as a guitarist at the age of seven and hasn’t left the stage since. It has received numerous international awards and has been recorded. more than 70 records He has given hundreds of concerts in many countries alone or accompanied by prestigious orchestras. The best composers have composed for him. At 78, he combines teaching with international concerts in the United States, where he still lives.
With the humility that characterizes great geniuses, the guitarist gratefully accepted the 1st International Alhambra Award, adding to the long list of awards he has received throughout his brilliant career.
The award ceremony was held in Ankara on Friday. concert presented by guitarist Rafael Aguirre In the framework of the Pepe Romero Guitar Festival in Malaga. It is a festival that brings together the big names of the Spanish guitar in the city of Andalusia this week and is sponsored by the Alhambra Guitars Foundation.
Festival director, Vincent Bayspresented the award. To deliver this, the general manager of Alhambra Guitars, Valeria TorregrosaDirector of the Alhambra Guitar Foundation, José Luis Ruiz del Puerto and guitarist Rafael Aguirre. After several words of appreciation for Pepe Romero’s outstanding artistic career, the artist stepped up to receive the award from Aguirre.
The Alhambra International Awards were created to: Recognizing and giving prestige to the best performers and composers of the Spanish guitar. This initiative is part of the work to promote the guitar in the world carried out by the Alhambra Guitars Foundation.
company Wall of Alcoy Alhambra GuitarsProducing guitars for over half a century and promoting guitar culture internationally, last June he founded the Alhambra Guitars Foundation, with which he centralized all his work in supporting, disseminating and promoting the Spanish guitar around the world.
Among other initiatives, the organization two international guitar competitions (CIGA and CIGA Junior), festival sponsorship Such as the Pepe Romero Guitar Festival in Malaga, commissioning and editing of works, loaning guitars for concerts, collaborations with different institutions and support programs for those at risk of social exclusion.
The Alhambra International Award, first awarded to Pepe Romero, now participates in this intense event to promote the Spanish guitar, performers and composers.
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