Judicael Perroy, Guitar Concert

Judicaël Perroy has become widely known as an extraordinary virtuoso classical guitarist and musician with several prizes to his credit. In 1997 he captured the prestigious first prize of the 15th Guitar Foundation of America International Competition and Convention awarding him tour of the United States and Canada with more than sixty concerts and master classes. In between his North American tour that year, he gave several concerts in France where his performances were broadcast live on France-Musique followed by extensive recital tours throughout the world.

He has recorded two new CDs for the collection of Bayard Musique Meditation including a Disc with flutist Florence Bellon and another with harpist Joanna Kozielska. More recently, he recorded an all Bach CD for Naxos label which includes an impressive and unprecedented performance of Bach’s second keyboard partita transcription on the classical guitar. Currently he teaches at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

This performancce is being sponsored by the Oberlin Guitar Association. 

Program: 

Suite BWV 997      Johann Sebastian Bach

                                 arr. Thomas Hoppstock

Fantaisie élégiaque à la mort de Madame Beslay, née Levasseur  Op. 59    Fernando Sor

Fantaisie Hongroise No. 1, Op. 65     Johann Kaspar Mertz

- Intermission -

Suite Populaire Bresilienne     Heitor Villa-Lobos

Prélude pour la main gauche Op. 9     Alexandre Scriabin

                                                                      arr. Antoine Fougeray

Prelude No. 5, Op. 23     Sergei Rachmaninov

                                            arr. A. Fougeray

Guitar Sonata     Antonio José