Ángel Padilla Harp Recital (18 Jul 2015)

Date: 18 Jul 2015 (Saturday)
Time: 8pm
Venue: Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
$380 / $280

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Here we have a harpist of great talent, Ángel Padilla Crespo, whose trills are unlike those of any other harpist in the world. Besides being a great instrumentalist, he is also a great musician.” — Radio 897. Palacio de Bellas Artes. Mexico City, 1990.

These words, spoken by eminent Spanish harpist Nicanor Zabaleta, serve as testimony to the musical and technical skill possessed by Ángel Padilla Crespo. Born in Mexico City. As a scholarship student of the Royal College of Music in London, he worked with Marisa Robles, before graduating in 1990. He studied under Nicanor Zabaleta and in 1999, he obtained a Performer’s Diploma from Indiana University with Susann Mc Donald.

His career as a concert artist has prompted him to play recitals and concerts in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Europe, Latin America, Middle East and China.

As a soloist he has performed with The London Sinfonietta Orchestra, The Chamber Orchestra form The Kremlin, The Chicago Camerata amongst other and all the major orchestras in Mexico.

He has given masterclasses at Trinity College in London, The Tchaikovsky Conservatoire in Moscow, The Royal College of Music in Dublin, etc. Padilla Crespo has been given several awards, such as the Malcolm Sargent, Jac Morrison, and Ian Fleming (in England) the Andrés Segovia and José Miguel Ruíz Morales (in Spain) and the Barbera Foundation and Eleanor Fell awards (in USA).

His first solo consists of pieces from the 16th Century up to Prokofiev and Halffter. His second CD, includes works by composer like Albéniz, Guridi, Grandjany, Godefroid, Scarlatti, amongst others.

「我們這裡有一位出色的豎琴家，Ángel Padilla Crespo (安赫爾•帕迪亞•克雷斯波)，他的技巧有別於世上的任何一位豎琴家。他不但是一位優秀的樂器演奏者，更是一位傑出的音樂家。」電台897，Palacio de Bellas Artes，墨西哥城。

以上的話，由顯赫的西班牙豎琴家Nicanor Zabaleta道出，是對Ángel Padilla Crespo的音樂才華及演奏技巧的一份肯定。他生於墨西哥城，獲倫敦皇家音樂學院獎學金師從Marisa Robles學習至1990年畢業。其後，他於印第安大學跟隨Susann McDonald進修，並於1999年獲取演奏級文憑。

他開展演奏家的生涯，於美、加、英、歐洲、拉丁美洲、中東及中國進行獨奏或合奏表演。

作為獨奏者時，他與倫敦小交響樂團、前俄羅斯室內樂團、芝加哥卡馬拉特交響樂團，以及墨西哥多個著名交響樂團合作演奏。

他在不同學府擔任導師，包括倫敦聖三一學院的碩士課程、莫斯科柴可夫斯基音樂學院及都柏林皇家音樂學院等。Ángel Padilla Crespo亦曾獲不少獎項，包括the Malcolm Sargent, Jac Morrison, and Ian Fleming（英國），the Andrés Segovia and José Miguel Ruíz Morales（西班牙）以及Barbera Foundation and Eleanor Fell awards（美國）等。

Ángel Padilla Crespo共發行了2首張唱片，他的首張唱片收錄了從14世紀到Prokofiev和Halffter的作品。他的第二張唱片收錄了Albéniz, Guridi, Grandjany, Godefroid, Scarlatti等作曲家的作品。

Programme 　節目
Hachas………………………………………Lucas Ruíz de Ribayaz s.XVI
Pavana con Variaciones……………………Antonio de Cabezón (1510-1566)
Sonata……………………………………….Mateo Albéniz (1755-1831
Sonata en Re……………………………… Antonio Soler (1729-1783)

Rumores de la Caleta………………………………..Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
Malagueña
Granada
Asturias

Valses Poéticos……………………………..Enrique Granados (1857-1916)
Vivace Molto e Melodioso
Tempo de Vals Noble
Tempo de Vals Lento
Allegro humorístico
Allegretto(elegante)
Quasi ad libitum(sentimental)
Vivo
Presto

Son a Tamayo…………………………………Arturo Márquez(1950)
Piece for harp and tape

Viejo Zortzico………………………………. …Jesús Guridi (1886-1961)