María Isabel Siewers
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María Isabel Siewers is an Argentine classical guitarist.
A pupil of María Luisa Anido
, her international performance career began after winning the 2nd Prize at the Concours International de Guitarre de Paris in 1974.
María Isabel Siewers has performed in Wigmore Hall
(London), the Vienna Konzerthaus, Martinu Hall (Prague), Carnegie Hall
(New York), the Théâtre des Champs Elysées (Paris), she has played in many important music festivals and has appeared as soloist with, amongst others, the Argentine National Symphony Orchestra
, the Prague Virtuosi, the Radio/TV Orchestra of Zagreb
, the Bohemian Chamber Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
, the Kraków Philharmonic
, and the Chamber Orchestras of Mayo and Morón (Argentina).
She has regularly toured, taught, and served in juries for international competitions throughout Europe, North and South America, Australia
, and New Zealand
.
Isabel has occupied several teaching posts in Argentina and, since 1989, she has been head of a guitar department in the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, Austria
.
In seeking to expand the repertory of the guitar she has commissioned new works and has premiered numerous solo and chamber works and concertos
Pieces written for Isabel Siewers include:
A pupil of María Luisa Anido
María Luisa Anido
María Luisa Anido was a Spanish classical guitarist. She was born 26 January 1907 in Morón, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina; she died 4 June 1996 in Tarragona, Spain, and was buried there.-Biography:...
, her international performance career began after winning the 2nd Prize at the Concours International de Guitarre de Paris in 1974.
María Isabel Siewers has performed in Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall is a leading international recital venue that specialises in hosting performances of chamber music and is best known for classical recitals of piano, song and instrumental music. It is located at 36 Wigmore Street, London, UK and was built to provide London with a venue that was both...
(London), the Vienna Konzerthaus, Martinu Hall (Prague), Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
(New York), the Théâtre des Champs Elysées (Paris), she has played in many important music festivals and has appeared as soloist with, amongst others, the Argentine National Symphony Orchestra
Argentine National Symphony Orchestra
The Argentine National Symphony Orchestra is the state symphony of Argentina, and is based in Buenos Aires.-Overview:Established as the State Symphony Orchestra, on November 20, 1948, via a bill signed by President Juan Perón, the orchestra was created that it could "constitute the pitch of...
, the Prague Virtuosi, the Radio/TV Orchestra of Zagreb
I Solisti di Zagreb
The Zagreb Soloists is a chamber orchestra founded in Zagreb, Croatia, in 1953 through the auspices of Zagreb Radiotelevision, under the artistic leadership of the Italian cellist and conductor, Antonio Janigro...
, the Bohemian Chamber Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba is Cuba's National Symphony Orchestra founded in October 1959.On November 11, 1960, the national symphony orchestra realized its first public performance with a concert in the Teatro Auditórium de La Habana of that time, now the Teatro Amadeo Roldán...
, the Kraków Philharmonic
Kraków Philharmonic
The Kraków Philharmonic or the Cracow Philharmonic , is the primary concert hall in Kraków, Poland, named after the renown Polish composer and pianist Karol Szymanowski. It is the home of the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra....
, and the Chamber Orchestras of Mayo and Morón (Argentina).
She has regularly toured, taught, and served in juries for international competitions throughout Europe, North and South America, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Isabel has occupied several teaching posts in Argentina and, since 1989, she has been head of a guitar department in the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
In seeking to expand the repertory of the guitar she has commissioned new works and has premiered numerous solo and chamber works and concertos
Pieces written for Isabel Siewers include:
- Sylvie Bodorova: Gypsy ballad (Guitar solo), Concierto de Estío (Guitar and strings)
- José Luis Campana: Tres Piezas
- Jorge Cardoso: Preludio y danza (guitar solo)
- John DuarteJohn W. DuarteJohn William Duarte was a British composer, guitarist and writer.Duarte was born in Sheffield, England, but lived in Manchester from the age of 6...
: Sonatina del Sur (guitar solo) - Marios Elias Jounnou: Quartetto per due (violin and guitar), “La Caja” (performer and guitar)
- Gustavo Kantor: Vidala (guitar solo)
- Sergio Parotti: Quintet for guitar and strings
- Máximo Diego PujolMáximo Diego PujolMáximo Diego Pujol is an Argentine classical guitarist and composer born in Buenos Aires in 1957. He graduated from the Juan José Castro Provincial Conservatory. Pujol did his instrumental studies with Alfredo Vicente Gascón, Horacio Ceballos, Abel Carlevaro, Liliana Ardissone and Miguel Angel...
: Elegía (guitar solo)