Yvonne Zehner studied with Mathias Seidl, Eliot Fisk and Joaquin Clerch at the University Mozarteum, with Oscar Ghiglia at the "Accademia Musicale Chigiana" in Siena and Basel and with Nicolas de Souza Barros at the "UNIRIO" in Rio de Janeiro. In October 2001 she finished her musical studies at the Mozarteum achieving a Masters degree "with distinction".
She has taught guitar at the University of Passau since 2001 and is together with Christina Schorn artistic director of the Hallein International Guitar Festival. In 2009 she co-founded and became co-director of the Passauer Saiten Festival with Jürgen Schwenkglenks.
Chamber Music is a special passion – she perfomres regularly with the Gunnar Berg Ensemble Salzburg (contemporarian music, including a CD published in 2011), with the Enemble Mobile (including a CD, published in 2010 with Works by Sofia Gubaidulina and Klaus Ager) and with Trio Collage. She also was a member of the Yehudin Menuhin foundation “Live Music Now”.
Yvonne Zehner’s close collaboration with contemporary composers has led to the dedication of several works to her; these include Agustin Castilla-Avila’s “Strings – A play” for guitarist and actor, and Julia Deppert’s solo work “Sand”, recorded for the ZHDK label in 2012 (Road to Skye,). In 2011 she premiered the piece Don`t flinch by Michael Edwards for Computer and Guitar, published on the CD “Slippery Chicken. Algoritmic Compositions by Michale Edward on sumtone records.
She has worked with Sofia Gubaidulina, Konstantia Gourzi, Benjamin Lang, Louis Aguirre, Greg Caffrey, Siegfried Steinkogler, Niels Rasmussen, Eirik Moland, Klaus Ager and Andor Losconzy on premieres of their works.
In october 2010 she released her first solo album “passages” at the “Neo-Loop Department (Sony Music)” label. In 2013 she released her sencond solo album “vals total” at the “ZAYrecords” label.
Yvonne Zehner has performed at a variety of international festivals and concert series including the ASPEKTE Festival of Contemporary Music in Salzburg, Summer in Stuttgart – Music of the Centuries, the Passau European Festival, Incontri Chitarristici di Gargnano and the Edinburgh University Concert Series. During her career she has appeared in concerts in South America, China, Taiwan and various European countries such as the Czech Republic, Italy, France, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany and Austria.
She has taught guitar at the University of Passau since 2001 and is together with Christina Schorn artistic director of the Hallein International Guitar Festival. In 2009 she co-founded and became co-director of the Passauer Saiten Festival with Jürgen Schwenkglenks.
Chamber Music is a special passion – she perfomres regularly with the Gunnar Berg Ensemble Salzburg (contemporarian music, including a CD published in 2011), with the Enemble Mobile (including a CD, published in 2010 with Works by Sofia Gubaidulina and Klaus Ager) and with Trio Collage. She also was a member of the Yehudin Menuhin foundation “Live Music Now”.
Yvonne Zehner’s close collaboration with contemporary composers has led to the dedication of several works to her; these include Agustin Castilla-Avila’s “Strings – A play” for guitarist and actor, and Julia Deppert’s solo work “Sand”, recorded for the ZHDK label in 2012 (Road to Skye,). In 2011 she premiered the piece Don`t flinch by Michael Edwards for Computer and Guitar, published on the CD “Slippery Chicken. Algoritmic Compositions by Michale Edward on sumtone records.
She has worked with Sofia Gubaidulina, Konstantia Gourzi, Benjamin Lang, Louis Aguirre, Greg Caffrey, Siegfried Steinkogler, Niels Rasmussen, Eirik Moland, Klaus Ager and Andor Losconzy on premieres of their works.
In october 2010 she released her first solo album “passages” at the “Neo-Loop Department (Sony Music)” label. In 2013 she released her sencond solo album “vals total” at the “ZAYrecords” label.
Yvonne Zehner has performed at a variety of international festivals and concert series including the ASPEKTE Festival of Contemporary Music in Salzburg, Summer in Stuttgart – Music of the Centuries, the Passau European Festival, Incontri Chitarristici di Gargnano and the Edinburgh University Concert Series. During her career she has appeared in concerts in South America, China, Taiwan and various European countries such as the Czech Republic, Italy, France, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany and Austria.
Tomás Campos was born in Madrid. He started studying the guitar with the teacher Carmen Ros. He continues studying with José Luis Rodrigo at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid where he finished with “cum laude” his Music Bachellor degree. Additionally, during this period, he received lessons by the musicologist and guitarrist Gerardo Arriaga.
Afterwards he received schoolarships from Gouverments and fundations, so he could studies at the Hogeschool Zuid-Conservatorium of Maastricht in the renowed class of Carlo Marchione, and, later on, at the Escuela Luthier in Barcelona, in the class of Fernando Rodríguez, who will be a serious influence on his approach to the instrument, music and teaching.
He attended masterclasses with artist such as: Carles Trepat, Zoran Dukic, Pablo Márquez, Tillmann Hopstock, Ricardo Gallén, Joaquín Clerch...
Tomás has been awarded at nacional and international guitar competitions, among other they include:
“Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra Fernando Sor”, Roma (Italy).
“Concurso Internacional Ciudad de Elche”, Alicante (Spain).
“Concurso Internacional Luys Milan”, Valencia (Spain).
“Concurso Internacional Ciudad de Coria”, Cáceres (Spain).
“Certamen Internacional de Guitarra José Tomás-Villa de Petrer”, Alicante (Spain).
“Certamen Nacional de Guitarra Cincilia”, Albacete (Spain).
“Festival Internacional de Guitarra de Zarautz”, Guipúzcoa (Spain).
“Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Andrés Segovia-Ciudad de Linares”, Jaén (Spain).
“Concorso Internazionale Agustín Barrios” Nuoro, (Italy).
During his youth, he discovered the joy of playing and since then he is performing regularly in his country and abroad. He has given recitals and concerts in different cities in Spain, Belgium, Holland and Croatia.
In 2008 he wins the position of guitar teacher in Madrid. Since 2013 he teaches at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid.
Afterwards he received schoolarships from Gouverments and fundations, so he could studies at the Hogeschool Zuid-Conservatorium of Maastricht in the renowed class of Carlo Marchione, and, later on, at the Escuela Luthier in Barcelona, in the class of Fernando Rodríguez, who will be a serious influence on his approach to the instrument, music and teaching.
He attended masterclasses with artist such as: Carles Trepat, Zoran Dukic, Pablo Márquez, Tillmann Hopstock, Ricardo Gallén, Joaquín Clerch...
Tomás has been awarded at nacional and international guitar competitions, among other they include:
“Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra Fernando Sor”, Roma (Italy).
“Concurso Internacional Ciudad de Elche”, Alicante (Spain).
“Concurso Internacional Luys Milan”, Valencia (Spain).
“Concurso Internacional Ciudad de Coria”, Cáceres (Spain).
“Certamen Internacional de Guitarra José Tomás-Villa de Petrer”, Alicante (Spain).
“Certamen Nacional de Guitarra Cincilia”, Albacete (Spain).
“Festival Internacional de Guitarra de Zarautz”, Guipúzcoa (Spain).
“Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Andrés Segovia-Ciudad de Linares”, Jaén (Spain).
“Concorso Internazionale Agustín Barrios” Nuoro, (Italy).
During his youth, he discovered the joy of playing and since then he is performing regularly in his country and abroad. He has given recitals and concerts in different cities in Spain, Belgium, Holland and Croatia.
In 2008 he wins the position of guitar teacher in Madrid. Since 2013 he teaches at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid.
Ögmundur Þór Jóhannesson was born in Reykjavík 1980. He began to study the classical guitar at the age of 10, and finished his music studies in Iceland with honors in may 2000. He made private studies at the “Escola Luthier d'arts musical“ in Barcelona, Spain from 2000-2002 with Arnaldur Arnarsson, Ricardo Jesús Gallén, Alex Garrobé and Sadahiro Otani amongst others. He graduated in June 2008 from Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria. There, under the guidance of Marco Diaz-Tamayo, he finished his Bachelors and Masters Degree with honors.He took further lessons with Carlo Marchione in Maastricht Conservatory from 2010-2012.
He has received various awards and recognitions and became a prizewinner in Tokyo and Bangkok international guitar competitions in November 2011. He received the sought-after Icelandic Artist Salary Grant for 9 months from the Icelandic government for 2010, a grant from the Icelandic Rotary Movement in January 2009, Jean Pierre Jaquillat Institution in 2005 and 2 other artistic awards that same year from Iceland. In 2003 he won the second price at the II International guitar competition “Agustin Barrios” in Lambesc, France (first price was not awarded). In 2001 he was a finalist at the VII International guitar competition Andres Segovia in Linares, Spain.
He has been invited to perform at various music festivals and concerts in Iceland (Tíbrá 2005 and 2008, Nordic Music Days 2011, Dark Music Days 2010), Brazil (BRAVIO, WGC 2012), Chile (Festival Entrecuerdas 2012 with TRM Orchestra) USA (Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series, Seattle, Scandinavia House NYC), Israel (Guitar Gems Festival 2011 with Israel Kibbutz Orchestra), China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India (Blue Frog, Mumbai), England (London), France (Islande-Provence), Austria (Fratres and Trigonale festivals 2007), Germany and Russia (St.Petersburg). In 2008 he made the premiere of the Sonata of Karólína Eiríksdóttir in Paris, France which was dedicated to him. He has also taught masterclasses in Iceland Academy of Arts, Washington University, and the Catholic University of Santiago de Chile.
He received excellent critics for both of his solo recitals for the Tíbrá Concert Series in Iceland in 2005 and 2008 from mbl.is: “…Ögmundur is an astonishing guitarist”, “…technical security… emotional depth… convincing… with fire… guitarist of great expectation…”
He has taken various master courses with Aniello Desiderio, Costas Cotsiolis, Joaquín Clerch, Thomas Müller Pering, Pavel Steidl, Manuel Barrueco and David Russell, amongst others.
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Ögmundur Þór Jóhannesson gítarleikari er fæddur þann 16. desember 1980, en hann sleit bernskuskónum í Kópavogi. Hann lauk burtfararprófi með láði í gítarleik frá Tónlistarskóla Kópavogs vorið 2000, og voru kennarar hans þar m.a Kristinn H. Árnason, Einar Kristján Einarsson, Kristinn Gestsson, Kristján Eldjárn og Anna Hansen. Hann spilaði á vígsluhátíð Salarins 2. janúar 1999 sem fulltrúi nemenda við Tónlistarskóla Kópavogs.
Hann lagði stund á einkanám í gítarleik í Barcelona á Spáni í Escola Luthier d'arts musicals 2000-2002. Kennarar hans þar voru m.a Arnaldur Arnarsson, Ricardo Gallén, Alex Garrobé og Sadahiro Otani. Ögmundur lauk mastersnámi í júní 2008 með hæstu einkunn á prófi frá Universität Mozarteum í Salzburg, en þar lauk hann einnig bachelorsnámi í júní 2005 með hæstu einkunn á prófi (summa cum laude), undir handleiðslu Marco Diaz-Tamayo. Hann hefur einnig sótt fjölda námskeiða, m.a hjá Manuel Barrueco, David Russell, Aniello Desiderio, Costas Cotsiolis, Joaquín Clerch og Thomas Müller-Pering.
Honum hafa hlotnast viðurkenningar og verðlaun hérlendis sem og á erlendri grundu svo sem 2. verðlaun í hinni alþjóðlegu Agustin Barrios gítarkeppni í Lambesc í Suður-Frakklandi þann 6. júlí árið 2003 (1. verðlaun ekki veitt). Á Íslandi var hann styrkþegi úr Jean-Pierre Jaquillat sjóðnum og einn af styrkþegum Menningarsjóðs Íslandsbanka og Sjóvá Almennra árið 2005. Sama ár, í tilefni af 50 ára afmæli Kópavogsbæjar, fékk hann sérstaka viðurkenningu sem framúrskarandi ungur listnemi. Í janúar 2009 hlaut hann styrk úr tónlistarsjóði Rótarýhreyfingarinnar á Íslandi. Honum hafa einnig hlotnast starfslaun listamanna í 9 mánuði fyrir árið 2010. Árið 2011 var hann verðlaunahafi í alþjóðlegu gítarkeppnunum í Bangkok, Thailandi og í Tokyo, Japan.
Hann hefur haldið tónleika og komið fram sem einleikari hér á landi (Tíbrá 2005/2008, Myrkir Músíkdagar 2010, Norrænir Músíkdagar 2011) sem og m.a í Brasilíu (BRAVIO, WGC 2012), Chile (Entrecuerdas 2012, einleikur með TRM Orquestra), Ísrael (Guitar Gems Festival 2011, einleikur með Israel KibbutzOrchestra), Kína, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Bandaríkjunum (Seattle, Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series 2010, Scandinavia House NY 2012), Bretlandi (Foundling Museum, London 2010), Rússlandi (St. Pétursborg 2009), Frakklandi (Provence-Islande tónleikahátíðinni 2006 og í París 2008 þar sem hann frumflutti verk Karólínu Eiríksdóttur, Sónötu fyrireinleiksgítar, tileinkað honum og styrkt af Tónskáldasjóði Ríkisútvarpsins) og í Austurríki (Kulturbrücke Fratres, Waldkirchen an der Thaya og Trigonale Festival der Alte Musik, St. Veit 2007).
Hann hefur haldið allnokkur námsskeið á Íslandi sem og á erlendri grundu, þ.á.m við Tónlistarskóla Kópavogs, Tónlistarskóla Keflavíkur, Tónskóla Sigursveins, Listaháskóla Íslands, og University of Washington í Bandaríkjunum, og Universidad Catolica Santiago de Chile.
He has received various awards and recognitions and became a prizewinner in Tokyo and Bangkok international guitar competitions in November 2011. He received the sought-after Icelandic Artist Salary Grant for 9 months from the Icelandic government for 2010, a grant from the Icelandic Rotary Movement in January 2009, Jean Pierre Jaquillat Institution in 2005 and 2 other artistic awards that same year from Iceland. In 2003 he won the second price at the II International guitar competition “Agustin Barrios” in Lambesc, France (first price was not awarded). In 2001 he was a finalist at the VII International guitar competition Andres Segovia in Linares, Spain.
He has been invited to perform at various music festivals and concerts in Iceland (Tíbrá 2005 and 2008, Nordic Music Days 2011, Dark Music Days 2010), Brazil (BRAVIO, WGC 2012), Chile (Festival Entrecuerdas 2012 with TRM Orchestra) USA (Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series, Seattle, Scandinavia House NYC), Israel (Guitar Gems Festival 2011 with Israel Kibbutz Orchestra), China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India (Blue Frog, Mumbai), England (London), France (Islande-Provence), Austria (Fratres and Trigonale festivals 2007), Germany and Russia (St.Petersburg). In 2008 he made the premiere of the Sonata of Karólína Eiríksdóttir in Paris, France which was dedicated to him. He has also taught masterclasses in Iceland Academy of Arts, Washington University, and the Catholic University of Santiago de Chile.
He received excellent critics for both of his solo recitals for the Tíbrá Concert Series in Iceland in 2005 and 2008 from mbl.is: “…Ögmundur is an astonishing guitarist”, “…technical security… emotional depth… convincing… with fire… guitarist of great expectation…”
He has taken various master courses with Aniello Desiderio, Costas Cotsiolis, Joaquín Clerch, Thomas Müller Pering, Pavel Steidl, Manuel Barrueco and David Russell, amongst others.
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Ögmundur Þór Jóhannesson gítarleikari er fæddur þann 16. desember 1980, en hann sleit bernskuskónum í Kópavogi. Hann lauk burtfararprófi með láði í gítarleik frá Tónlistarskóla Kópavogs vorið 2000, og voru kennarar hans þar m.a Kristinn H. Árnason, Einar Kristján Einarsson, Kristinn Gestsson, Kristján Eldjárn og Anna Hansen. Hann spilaði á vígsluhátíð Salarins 2. janúar 1999 sem fulltrúi nemenda við Tónlistarskóla Kópavogs.
Hann lagði stund á einkanám í gítarleik í Barcelona á Spáni í Escola Luthier d'arts musicals 2000-2002. Kennarar hans þar voru m.a Arnaldur Arnarsson, Ricardo Gallén, Alex Garrobé og Sadahiro Otani. Ögmundur lauk mastersnámi í júní 2008 með hæstu einkunn á prófi frá Universität Mozarteum í Salzburg, en þar lauk hann einnig bachelorsnámi í júní 2005 með hæstu einkunn á prófi (summa cum laude), undir handleiðslu Marco Diaz-Tamayo. Hann hefur einnig sótt fjölda námskeiða, m.a hjá Manuel Barrueco, David Russell, Aniello Desiderio, Costas Cotsiolis, Joaquín Clerch og Thomas Müller-Pering.
Honum hafa hlotnast viðurkenningar og verðlaun hérlendis sem og á erlendri grundu svo sem 2. verðlaun í hinni alþjóðlegu Agustin Barrios gítarkeppni í Lambesc í Suður-Frakklandi þann 6. júlí árið 2003 (1. verðlaun ekki veitt). Á Íslandi var hann styrkþegi úr Jean-Pierre Jaquillat sjóðnum og einn af styrkþegum Menningarsjóðs Íslandsbanka og Sjóvá Almennra árið 2005. Sama ár, í tilefni af 50 ára afmæli Kópavogsbæjar, fékk hann sérstaka viðurkenningu sem framúrskarandi ungur listnemi. Í janúar 2009 hlaut hann styrk úr tónlistarsjóði Rótarýhreyfingarinnar á Íslandi. Honum hafa einnig hlotnast starfslaun listamanna í 9 mánuði fyrir árið 2010. Árið 2011 var hann verðlaunahafi í alþjóðlegu gítarkeppnunum í Bangkok, Thailandi og í Tokyo, Japan.
Hann hefur haldið tónleika og komið fram sem einleikari hér á landi (Tíbrá 2005/2008, Myrkir Músíkdagar 2010, Norrænir Músíkdagar 2011) sem og m.a í Brasilíu (BRAVIO, WGC 2012), Chile (Entrecuerdas 2012, einleikur með TRM Orquestra), Ísrael (Guitar Gems Festival 2011, einleikur með Israel KibbutzOrchestra), Kína, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Bandaríkjunum (Seattle, Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series 2010, Scandinavia House NY 2012), Bretlandi (Foundling Museum, London 2010), Rússlandi (St. Pétursborg 2009), Frakklandi (Provence-Islande tónleikahátíðinni 2006 og í París 2008 þar sem hann frumflutti verk Karólínu Eiríksdóttur, Sónötu fyrireinleiksgítar, tileinkað honum og styrkt af Tónskáldasjóði Ríkisútvarpsins) og í Austurríki (Kulturbrücke Fratres, Waldkirchen an der Thaya og Trigonale Festival der Alte Musik, St. Veit 2007).
Hann hefur haldið allnokkur námsskeið á Íslandi sem og á erlendri grundu, þ.á.m við Tónlistarskóla Kópavogs, Tónlistarskóla Keflavíkur, Tónskóla Sigursveins, Listaháskóla Íslands, og University of Washington í Bandaríkjunum, og Universidad Catolica Santiago de Chile.