A champion of the classical guitar, Cuban-born Manuel Barrueco made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1975, just eight years after immigrating with his family to the United States. Barrueco combines perfect technique with a sense of rhythms from tango and flamenco, garnered from his travels through virtually every country in Latin America. With more than a dozen recordings for record label EMI and collaborations with luminaries including Plácido Domingo, he is arguably the world’s finest living guitarist.

“A major artist with remarkable musicianship and a world of technique…simply and consistently awesome.” – Los Angeles Times

PROGRAM (TENTATIVE – SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

• Pavanas – Luis Milán (c. 1500-1561)
• Variation on a Theme by Milán – Joaquín Nin-Culmell (1908-2004)
• Yoruban Chants from Cuba – Héctor Angulo (b. 1932)
• Cuban Dances – Ignacio Cervantes (1847-1905)

Intermission

• Prelude and Dance – Julián Orbón (1925-1991)
• Spanish Dance No. 5, “Andaluza” – Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
• A la Cubana, Op. 36 – Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
• From “Suite Española,” Op. 47 – Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)