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Anne-Kathrin Gerbeth and Bernhard Dolch formed the
DUO
GUITARTES
after the two of them had already enjoyed international success
as soloists. They gave numerous concerts on European festivals
and are among the few German guitarists of their generation who
have been awarded prizes at renowned
international competitions.
They were awarded diplomas in the classes of Carlo Marchione,
Joaquín Clerch and Tadashi Sasaki at the universities of Berlin
(Hanns Eisler), Munich, Düsseldorf and Maastricht.
Along with interpretations of the established repertoire, they
concentrated on the study of historical performance practice and
premièred numerous contemporary compositions, among others at
the “Berliner Philharmonie” and the ”Konzerthaus Berlin”. In
addition to their academic studies, they also received
instruction from lutenist Paul O´Dette, the guitarists Pepe
Romero and Leo Brouwer, as well as from Eberhard Feltz (mentor
of the Kuss Quartet, the Vogler Quartet and the Chagall
Quartet).
The two performers established
DUO
GUITARTES
out of the desire to get off the beaten track. Their aim is to
arrange significant and less known compositions from Baroque and
Renaissance music for two guitars so that the enormous
liveliness and emotional profundity of this music is awakened to
new life through the possibilities offered by modern
instrumental technique.
A further central concern for
DUO
GUITARTES
is premièring contemporary compositions, thus contributing to
the further development of the repertoire for classical guitar.
In addition, they also interpret original compositions as well
as their own arrangements of lesser-known works of all eras.
DUO GUITARTES perform regularly on international music festivals and chamber music concert series.
In 2009 their first CD with works by J. S. Bach, G. Ph. Telemann
and D. Scarlatti was released by ELM. Work is currently in
progress on a further CD with contemporary compositions
dedicated to
DUO
GUITARTES
as well as arrangements of expressive
Renaissance harpsichord pieces
which have a similar character.
In 2009 sheet music editions of three sonatas by D. Scarlatti
were published by Acoustic Music Books. In 2011 this publisher
will also release sheet music of the Concerto BWV 972.
Anne-Kathrin Gerbeth and Bernhard Dolch are lecturers in
classical guitar, didactics/methodology and ensemble conducting
at the Lausitz University and the Dresden conservatory. Many of
their students have been awarded national and international
prizes.
A discreet amplification system by Schertler is employed in
halls where the acoustics are not adequate for the classical
guitar.
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