Georg Gulyás

Georg Gulyás
Origin Säffle, Sweden
Instruments Guitar

Georg Gulyás (born 5 October 1968) is a Swedish classical guitarist.

Biography

Georg Gulyás was born in Säffle, Sweden, and studied at the Musikhögskolan in Malmö and Juilliard School of Music in New York. He has received a guitar diploma from École Normale de Musique in Paris 1997 and Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm. Among his notable teachers are Göran Söllscher, Alberto Ponce and Sharon Isbin.[1] In 1987, Gulyás received first prize in the "Karis International Guitar Competition".[2] Since then he has been touring in Russia, Japan, USA and South America as well as performing as soloist with several major orchestras such as Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.[1]

Gulyás has recorded several CDs featuring music by Alberto Ginastera, Manuel de Falla and Gerardo Matos Rodríguez. The CD "Albèniz, Ponce, Tárrega" was awarded "Best Instrumental Music" at the 2006 Audiophile Recordings Awards in Hong Kong.

In 2011, a CD with guitar music by J.S. Bach was released.[3]

Repertoire (selection)

Pieces written specifically for Gulyas

  • GO – Stefan Pöntinen
  • Three Japanese Songs – Moto Osada
  • On Tour – Ylva Skog
  • Lullabyesque – Gustav Alexandrie
  • Herd's Lullaby – Miklós Maros
  • Inas vaggvisa – Mauro Godoy Villalobos
  • Fancy – Zoltan Gaal
  • Preludium No. 12 – Johan Hammerth
  • Kupé (for guitar duo) – Simon Stålspets[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Georg har gitarren som sin egen orkester - Kultur" (in Swedish). www.gd.se. Retrieved 2013-10-14. .
  2. ↑ "Konsert med Georg Gulyás - Svenska kyrkan - Östersund". Svenskakyrkan.se. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Georg Gulyas (Guitar) - Short Biography". Bach-cantatas.com. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2013-10-14. .
  4. ↑ "Georg Gulyas: Undervisning". Gulyas.se. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  5. ↑ "Swedish Music | Avancerad sökning noter, konstmusik". Mic.se. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
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