Brasil Guitar Duo

Schon als Teenager fanden João Luiz und Douglas Lora während ihres Gitarrenstudiums in São Paulo zusammen. In inzwischen mehr als zehn gemeinsamen Jahren perfektionierten sie ihren Aufführungsstil, dessen mühelose Leichtigkeit Publikum und Kritik weltweit zu Begeisterungsstürmen hinreißt.
Mit einer Vielseitigkeit, die ihresgleichen sucht, bewegen sie sich gleichermaßen souverän durch die Universen der klassischen und populären Musik, deren Grenzen sie mit ihrer einzigartigen Symbiose aus musikalischer Reife, technischer Perfektion und Spontaneität wie selbstverständlich aufzuheben scheinen.
Seit ihrem Erfolg beim "Concert Artists Guild International Competition" 2006 ist das Brasil Guitar Duo regelmäßig in Spielstätten wie der New Yorker Carnegie Hall und mit Orchestern wie dem Dallas Symphony Orchestra und dem Houston Symphony Orchestra zu hören. CDs sind bei Naxos, CAG und Avie erschienen.
http://www.concertartists.org/brasil_bio.htm
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"The maturity of musicianship and the technical virtuosity displayed [...] is simply outstanding."
- Classical Guitar Magazine
"It would be hard to imagine a better performance... This is wonderful music played at the highest interpretive level."
- American Record Guide
(reviewing the Duo's Naxos recording of Tedesco's Preludes and Fugues)
"Moving with versatility through the classical and popular universes, they show maturity, talent, and perfect technique [...] unmatched in their execution of intricate Brazilian rhythms."
- Paulo Bellinati
"They both have a gorgeous tone, rock-solid rhythm, beautiful phrasing, and no identifiable technical flaws. This is great playing."
- American Record Guide
(reviewing the Duo's Naxos recording of Tedesco's Preludes and Fugues)
"...there are two new kids on the classical guitar block -- they're from Brazil, and they're armed and ready with the music of Sao Paulo's streets."
- The Daytona Beach News- Journal
(from their appearance at the Daytona Beach International Festival)
"...a 'must have'...this album is unabashedly successful."
-Fanfare
(reviewing the Duo's Naxos recording of Tedesco's Preludes and Fugues)
"...these gifted, unaffected and hard working young men have deservedly become international stars and have transmuted their huge energy and synergies into a mature and masterly performing presence."
-The Royal Gazette, Bermuda
"Joao Luiz and Douglas Lora make clear the dance character of the neo-classical preludes and display with crystal clarity the contrapuntal lines of the fugues. Combining intelligence, spontaneity and technical ability, the Brasil Guitar Duo is a delight to hear."
- Folha De São Paulo
(reviewing the Duo's Naxos recording of Tedesco's Preludes and Fugues)
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