Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, 645 Boylston St., Boston, at the Copley Greenline stop [map and discount parking]
Tickets: $25 general admission; $15 seniors / students. Discount for Members: $5.
Click here to purchase tickets now at www.itsmyseat.com, or send check to BCGS, P.O. Box 470665, Brookline, MA 02447 with your email to receive confirmation. Checks must be received five days prior to concert. Call (603) 588 6121 for more information.
Montenegrin guitarist Goran Krivokapić was born in 1979 in Belgrade (former Yugoslavia). He started his music education at the age of eight with Mićo Poznanović in Montenegro. He graduated at the Faculty of Music Art in Belgrade (class of S. Tošić), continuing his studies with Hubert Käppel and Roberto Aussel at the "Hochschule für Musik Köln" in Germany, where he graduated with honours and received "Konzertexamen" degree. He received his Master’s degree (cum Laude) at the Conservatorium Maastricht (Netherlands), where he studied with Carlo Marchione.
Goran Krivokapic - Bach Violin Sonata III Allegro Assai
Goran Krivokapić has won first prizes in eighteen international guitar competitions, this number being unparalleled by any other musician. They include the most prestigious guitar competitions in the world:
XVI International Guitar Competition Andrés Segovia in Almuñecar (Spain - 2000),
XXXIII International Guitar Competition Michele Pittaluga (member of WFIMC) in Alessandria (Italy - 2000),
XXXII International Guitar Competition Fernando Sor in Rome (Italy - 2003),
XXII Guitar Foundation of America International Solo Competition in Montréal (Canada - 2004),
and many more.
In 2005 he recorded a CD for Naxos Records, which received excellent reviews worldwide. For his outstanding musicianship, Goran Krivokapić has received several honorary awards, including "The Golden Guitar" award that was presented to him during the 10th International Guitar Convention in Alessandria (Italy) 2005, for the best up-and-coming guitarist. A year later (2006), he received another "Golden Guitar", this time for the best CD of the year.
His future projects include solo recitals and master-classes across Europe, America, Russia, South Africa, as well as DVD production for Mel Bay Publications (USA) and new CD recordings for Dutch Record Company (Netherlands).
Concert reviews:
"...an impressive level of accomplishment...in total control of his huge talent, his difficult material, his platform persona, his life, you might say;
...a fully-fledged artist..."
Classical Guitar Magazine (United Kingdom)
"Heart renderingly beautiful with fine nuances performed to perfection."
Overstrand Herald (South Africa)
