guitarrísimo: Carles Trepat Granados/Llobet,a Centennial Voyage

Midnight on the 24th November 1915, and the sound of guitars and mandolins emanates from the port of Barcelona...guitarist Miguel Llobet is leaving for New York with his close friend Enrique Granados, and a group of his students have arrived to bid them farewell. Granados would never again return to Spain, drowning in the English Channel following a stopover in the UK after his boat was torpedoed by a German U-boat.

A native of Lleida, Catalonia, like Granados, the pre-eminent guitarist Carles Trepat marks the Granados centenary with a programme based on his 2015 album Granados-Llobet, 100 anys d'un viatge, exploring the relationship between the two composers, including Llobet's transcriptions of Granados' piano pieces. He performs on an 1892 Antonio Torres instrument with gut and silk strings.

After the concert a free Spanish wine will be served.

Advance bookings: £14, £12 Concessions, £10 Members of Instituto Cervantes (limited availability)

On the door: £18, £16 Concessions, £14 Members of Instituto Cervantes (limited availability)

Bookings 0800 411 8881 (lines open 24/7) | http://carlestrepat.bpt.me/


This event is part of the Guitarrísimo series organised by the Instituto Cervantes and ILAMS, the Iberian and Latin American Music Society, with the kind support of the Institut Ramon Llull.