Violin and guitar recital, by Duo Eklektika
The Eklektika Duo presents a musical dialogue marked by cultural diversity and artistic expressiveness. In this recital, the program includes a tribute to Fernando Lopes-Graรงa, marking the 120th anniversary of the birth of one of the central figures of 20th-century Portuguese music.
Combining the solidity of classical tradition with a contemporary and accessible approach, the duo, formed in 2019 by violinist and violist Elena Rojas Crocker and classical guitarist Sรกndor Mester, has been performing in various cultural contexts and collaborating on the creation of music for documentary films and special events. With international careers and a strong connection to the mission of bringing classical music to diverse audiences, Elena and Sรกndor propose a sound experience that traverses different periods and languages โโof European music, from Baroque to contemporary.
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Registration: mmp@cm-cascais.pt | 214 815 904 (call to the national landline network)
More information: mmp@cm-cascais.pt | 214 815 904 (call to the national landline network)
Organizations: Cascais City Council | Museum of Portuguese Music - Casa Verdades de Faria
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Antรณnio Vivaldi (1678โ1741)
Sonata em Lรก menor, Op. 2 No. 12, RV 32
(Original para violino e contรญnuo; Arranjo de Rudolf Buttmann)
ย Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756โ1791)
O Bode e a Cabrinha sรฃo sempre amigos, da Opera As Bodas de Figaro (K. 492).
(Arranjo para violino e guitarra de J.G. Busch)
Niccolรฒ Paganini (1782โ1840)
Duettino para violino e guitarra
Fernando Lopes-Graรงa (1906 โ 1994)
Trรชs Melodias Rรบsticas Portuguesas
Johan Svendsen (1840โ1911)
Romance, Op. 26
(Arranjo para guitarra de Reidar Edvardsen)
Josรฉ Marรญa Gallardo del Rey (b. 1968)
Pequeรฑo Vals Vienรฉs
Elena Rojas Crocker | Born in Venezuela. Violinist and violist Elena holds a bachelor's and master's degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music - Queens College, New York, USA, under the guidance of Daniel Phillips. She received a Diploma in violin from the Simรณn Bolรญvar Conservatory in Venezuela. She also studied with Margaret Pardeee (USA), Kasimier Burek, Eduardo Cedeรฑo, Sergio Celis (Venezuela), and Daniel Paner (USA). Before beginning her studies in New York, Elena was a member of the Simรณn Bolรญvar Symphony Orchestra in Venezuela, participating in tours in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. She performs as a soloist in recitals and concerts in Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay, the United States, England, and Portugal. In 2006, she played her recital debut at Weill Hall in Carnegie Hall, as one of the winners of the โSpecial Presentations Awards of Artists International Presentations 33rd Annual Auditionsโ. Currently residing in Portugal, she teaches string orchestra and IB Music at the American School of Lisbon. The instruments Elena Rojas uses were specially commissioned from luthier Edward Maday.
Sรกndor Mester | Professional guitarist, producer, and teacher, born in Budapest, Hungary. He began his classical guitar training with his father at age 11. At 17, as a student of Erzsรฉbet Nagy, he won first prize at the Hungarian National Guitar Competition in Vรกc. In 1992, he entered the Liszt Academy of Music, where he studied guitar with Jรณzsef Eรถtvรถs and composition with Ivรกn Madarรกsz. He completed his academic training in Gyลr, at the Faculty of Music of Istvรกn Szรฉchenyi University, in the classical guitar class of Ede Roth, his mentor, teacher, and friend. Throughout his career, he has organized numerous concerts and tours around the world as a soloist and chamber music producer. In various countries, she has promoted workshops and masterclasses aimed at children and young professional musicians. She decided early on on her mission: to bring classical music to unlikely places and where it rarely reaches. Therefore, she performs in a variety of spacesโfrom large halls to churches, schools, and cultural centersโarguing that classical music is for everyone.
