Sharon Isbin
Guitar
Acclaimed for her extraordinary lyricism, technique, and versatility, Sharon Isbin is one of the finest guitarists in the world.
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Program
Acclaimed for her extraordinary lyricism, technique and versatility, multiple Grammy Award winner Sharon Isbin has been hailed as “the pre-eminent guitarist of our time.” She is also the winner of Guitar Player’s “Best Classical Guitarist” award, the Toronto and Madrid Queen Sofía competitions, and was the first guitarist ever to win the Munich Competition. Her expansive Phillips program includes works by Granados, Tárrega, Albéniz, MacCombie, and Mangoré.
Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
Twelve Spanish Dances, Op. 5, No. 5 “Andaluza o Playera”
Leo Brouwer (b. 1939)
The Black Decameron (1981) Written for Sharon Isbin
El harpa de guerrero (The Harp of the Warrior).
La huída de los amantes por el Valle de los Ecos (Fleeing of the Lovers through the Valley of the Echoes).
Balada de la doncella enamorada (Ballad of the Maiden in Love).
Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
Capricho Árabe
Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
Suite Española, Op. 47, No. 5 Asturias (Leyenda)
Bruce MacCombie (1943-2012)
Nightshade Rounds (1979) Written for Sharon Isbin
Andrew York (b. 1958)
Andecy
Isaías Sávio (1900-1977)
Batucada
Antonio Lauro (1917-1986)
Venezuelan Waltz No. 3: Natalia
Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944)
La Catedral
2. Andante religioso
3. Allegro solemne
Waltz in G Major, Op. 8, No. 4
About the Artist
Acclaimed for her extraordinary lyricism, technique and versatility, multiple Grammy Award winner Sharon Isbin has been hailed as “the pre-eminent guitarist of our time”. She is also the winner of Guitar Player magazine’s “Best Classical Guitarist” award, and the Toronto and Madrid Queen Sofia competitions, and was the first guitarist ever to win the Munich Competition. She has appeared as soloist with over 170 orchestras and has given sold-out performances in the world’s finest halls, including New York’s Carnegie and Avery Fisher Halls, Boston’s Symphony Hall, Washington, DC’s Kennedy Center, London’s Barbican and Wigmore Halls, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Paris’ Châtelet, Vienna’s Musikverein, Munich’s Herkulessaal, Madrid’s Teatro Real, and many others.
She has served as Artistic Director/Soloist of festivals she created for Carnegie Hall and the Ordway Music Theatre (St. Paul), her own series at New York’s 92nd Street Y, and the acclaimed national radio series Guitarjam. She is a frequent guest on national radio programs including All Things Considered and Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. She has been profiled on television throughout the world, including CBS Sunday Morning and A&E. She was a featured guest on Showtime Television’s hit seriesThe L Word, and was the only classical artist to perform in the 2010 GRAMMY Awards. She performed as featured soloist on the soundtrack for Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award winning film The Departed. She has been profiled in periodicals from People to Elle, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times, as well as on the cover of over 45 magazines. A one-hour documentary on her titled Sharon Isbin: Troubadour, produced by Susan Dangel, was presented by American Public Television for broadcast on nearly 200 public television stations throughout the US November-December 2014, and released on DVD/Blu-ray by Video Artists International.
Watch & Listen
Albéniz’s “Asturias” performed by Sharon Isbin