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Marcin Dylla The
Point, Eastleigh
- Sat 15th Oct 2011 - 8pm
We are delighted the stunning young Polish musician, Marcin Dylla, will be playing the next in our acclaimed Celebrity Concert Series. Between the ages of 15 and 30 Marcin (pronounced 'marshin') entered every major competitions in the classical guitar world and won the lot! This culminated in the 2007 Guitar Foundation of America First Prize. The GFA, as it is known, is the one to win. One magazine critic went as far as saying, "every young guitarist in the world celebrated Marcin Dylla's 30th birthday as we was no longer eligible for competition!" Marcin began playing the guitar at the age of 8 years old and has studied with some great players such as Oscar Ghiglia in Basel, Switzerland. He is unlikely to appear in the UK very often, even more rarely outside of London. This is an opportunity to hear an amazing young virtuoso guitarist. Take a look at his programme below. It is a wonderfully balanced mix of popular pieces interspersed with others that are heard less often but are nonetheless beautiful and virtuosic. Why not Google any you are unfamiliar with and have a listen.
Sonata Romantica (Hommage a F. Schubert) - Manuel Maria Ponce(1882-1948) In
the Woods - Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996) Valses Poeticos - Enrique Granados (1867-1916) (Interval) Introduction et Caprice - Giulio Regondi (1822-1872) Variations on a Theme by Scriabin - Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) Tres
Piezas Espanolas - Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) [Encore: Entre Olivares - Joaquin Rodrigo]
Marcin Dylla is from Poland, in his mid '30s a winner of numerous prizes for his guitar playing. I very much enjoyed his concert and I will try to describe why for anybody who was not there. His playing and repertoire had a certain gravity to it. I felt this demanded my concentration throughout if I was not to miss anything worthwhile. His control of the instrument, his phrasing and the way he managed to link musical lines and ideas together was of a very high quality, particularly since this is rarely an easy job on the guitar, especially with lyrical romantic music. In fact, the opening piece, an Hommage to Franz. Schubert (…qui aimait la guitare), had a pianistic quality from both the composing and playing. The Takemitsu seemed to convey a deep understanding and I found it captivating. The Granados and Tansman were also richly engaging and enjoyable, while the Regondi was more flamboyantly virtuosic, if a little 'memory-glitchy' in places. Towards the end, through the Rodrigo, Marcin began to show a more fiery aspect to his playing, even more so with an encore (Entre Olivares) by the same composer. He has a fine quality of sound and it is of note that Marcin chose to play some local guitars so as to travel without one, John Coffey’s Paul Fischer (made in 1973 while he was working with David Rubio) and for the Tansman a new instrument by local maker and SCGS member, Stuart Christie (who must have been rather pleased with the result). This was a generous gesture, all the more impressive in that he was managing on unfamiliar instruments. [The photograph shows Marcin playing the 1973 David Rubio/Paul Fischer guitar kindly loaned by John Coffey. Click for a larger image] Marcin’s musicianship seems steeped in a richly romantic musical tradition. It was clear to me why he has won over so many competition jury’s and audiences – he is a class act. I had a feeling of having been artistically well nourished, "meat and two veg". That he does not treat his audience as if they would sometimes prefer burger and fries had an impact. I had not heard Marcin before this evening, but by the end of his concert I wanted to hear him play again, to listen to his interpretations of other composers and different periods and nationalities of music. Since it seems he does not play in the UK often, I don’t suppose I will get the chance any time soon. That is one measure of the quality of classical guitar concert available through SCGS, which is looking forward to its 40th Anniversary next year. © Graham Cleaver, 16th October 2011 Views of members of the audience via email and conversation... "Thanks for organising the MARVELLOUS Marcin Dylla concert - the celebrity concerts are always terrific and awesome, but Marcin's recital stands out as one of those rare evenings of astonishingly wonderful playing. Such a well-chosen varied programme and so beautifully, authoritatively and communicatively played. It was a joy to be there! You could sense how much the audience was involved and enraptured by the absolute pin-dropping quiet absorption with which they were listening! It was really superb. I thought John's and Stuart's guitars sounded tremendous in such hands!" GR "Very enjoyable concert last night Wayne. Really interesting programme. Thanks to you and SCGS for putting on the event." CR "Quite astonishing concert. I really loved Marcin's playing and his choice of programme. I see why you rated him so highly now and I am looking forward to all the concerts next year." PT "Wow! What a player!! I'm not surprised he has won so many prizes. And to think he came he without a guitar. He must be very confident and assured in his technique, which was, of course, obvious when he played". JH "I loved everything he played, especially the Granados and Rodrigo as I have a penchant for Spanish music. I didn't think I was going to like the Takemitsu when it got started but I tried to do what Marcin suggested and just relaxed into the sound and it was really quite nice." AS |
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