Carles Trepat

G7. Born in 1960 in Lleida, Carles Trepat began his guitar studies with Jordi Montagut. In 1976, he attended the last course given by Emilio Pujol in Cervera. He completed his advanced guitar studies with José Tomás at the “Oscar Esplá” Conservatory in Alicante and also studied with José María Sierra, Eduardo Sainz de la Maza, and at the École Normale de Musique de Paris with Rafael Andía and Alberto Ponce.

He has received prestigious international awards, including the Tárrega Prize at the Francisco Tárrega International Competition in Benicasim and the First Prize at the Toronto International Guitar Festival in 1987. He has performed at London’s Wigmore Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Tchaikovsky Conservatory Hall in Moscow, the Teatro de La Maestranza in Seville, and participated in the Granada and Cadaqués Festivals, as well as the Ibercàmera and Palau 100 concert series in Barcelona. As a soloist, he has collaborated with orchestras such as Ciudad de Granada, Solistas de Zagreb, Philharmonique de Montpellier, English Chamber Orchestra, and I Musici, under conductors Leopold Hager, Josep Pons, García Asensio, Neville Marriner, and Claudio Scimone.

His interest in popular music led him to arrange songs by Maestro Quiroga for guitar and collaborate with some of today’s finest flamenco artists, including Tomatito, Belén Maya, Israel Galván, and Duquende.

His work "Homenaje a Baden Powell" was awarded at the Carrefour Mondial de la Guitare in Martinique in 1994. In 2017, he composed the "Tríptico para Antonio Torres," which became part of the soundtrack for the documentary "La española, la de Torres." Also in 2017, he premiered his "Homenaje a Granados" (Fantasía catalana), written for guitar and chamber orchestra.

He collaborated with Fernando Alonso in recovering the legacy of Miguel Llobet and in the current rediscovery of works by Miguel García (P. Basilio).

In 2007, he released the CD "El Albaicín," featuring the first-ever recording of Albéniz’s piece for solo guitar. His recording "Granados-Llobet, 100 años de un viaje" pays tribute to the great composer from Lleida and his friend Miguel Llobet, the first to transcribe Granados’s music for guitar.

Carles Trepat is one of today’s most dedicated advocates of the sound of guitars by Antonio Torres and luthiers who followed his tradition, such as Santos Hernández and Domingo Esteso.

Program:

Fernando SOR (1778–1839)
Three Studies, Op. 31 Nos. 4, 8 and 18

Domenico SCARLATTI (1685–1757)
Sonata K. 291 Andante
Sonata K. 11 Allegro

Miguel LLOBET (1878–1938)
Preludio
Romanza

Ángel BARRIOS (1882–1964)
Zacatín (Farruca)
Sin estrella y sin cielo (Canción)
Rosario de la aurora (Cantos del amanecer)

INTERMISSION

Alonso MUDARRA (c. 1510–1580)
Fantasía de 4º Tono
Romansesca o Guárdame las vacas

Agustín BARRIOS (1885–1944)
Medallón antiguo (in the style of the ancient vihuelists)
Mabelita (Gavotte)
Julia Florida (Barcarolle)
Waltz Op. 8 No. 4

Daniel FORTEA (1878–1953)
Toledo (Nocturne)

Francisco TÁRREGA (1852–1909)
Preludes Nos. 2 and 3
Minuetto
María (Gavotte)
Las dos hermanas (Waltz)