Kalamata Municipal Conservatory-Akis Sipsas' Guitar Recital
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As part of the parallel events of the 12th Kalamata Guitar Festival, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a talented guitarist of the new generation, a multi-awarded graduate of the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata and an integral part of the Kalamata Guitar Festival, Akis Sipsas!
The recital will take place on Monday, March 11th, 2024, at 20:30 in the Concert Hall of the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata. You will hear works by Agustín Barrios Mangoré, Alexandre Tansman, Fernando Sor, and William Walton.
The ticket costs 5 euros.
Brief CV
Akis Sipsas was born in Kalamata in 2000.
He was a student and scholarship holder of the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata from 2014 until 2021, when he received his diploma in the classical guitar class of Antonis Koufoudakis with excellent honours and First Prize. He is a final student of the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University in Corfu, majoring in classical guitar performance (class of Korina Vougioukas).
He has attended seminars as an active member with: Costa Kotsioli, Leo Brouwer, Sergio Assad, Anielo Desiderio, Zoran Dukic, Hubert Käppel, Ricardo Gallen, Marco Tamayo, Pablo Marquez, Dale Kavanagh, etc.
As a student, he was honoured with prizes and praises at Festivals in Greece in all student categories and in recent years, as a soloist, he has distinguished himself in important competitions such as 1st Prize at the 29⁰ Patras International Guitar Festival (2022), 1st Prize at the 10th Kalamata Guitar Festival (2022), 1st Prize at the 10th Arion International Guitar Festival in Molyvos (2022), 3rd Prize at the 24th Belgrade International Guitar Festival -Guitar Art Festival (2023).
Finally, he has participated in many concerts, playing solo guitar and chamber music in important venues such as Kalamata Dance Hall, Kalamata Spiritual Center, Ionian Academy, Achilleion Palace, Peloponnese University, and Patras Philharmonic Society.
PROGRAMME
Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) - La Catedral
I. Preludio Saudade
II. Andante Religioso
III. Allegro Solemne
Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) - Variations Sur un Thème de Scriabine
Fernando Sor (1778-1839)- Fantasie et variations brillantes, op. 30
Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) - Mazurka Appassionata
William Walton (1902-1983) - Five Bagatelles
I. Allegro Assai
II. Lento Sognado
III. Alla Cubana
IV. Lento
V. Con Slancio