(Newswire.net — April, 2 2013) Austin, TX — Long considered one of the finest classical guitarists, Adam Holzman is returning to perform at Wake Forest University in North Carolina on April 5th. His concert will be at 7:30 pm and open to the public.
The New York Times wrote of his performances as “…polished and quite dazzling.” As a recording artist, the American Record Guide said of his Lauro recording, “The works of Antonio Lauro have long been popular with guitarists, yet there have been few recordings devoted exclusively to him. The landmark recording was David Russel’s 1980 LP. Now, 20 years later, comes another masterly recording by Adam Holzman: in many ways it raises the benchmark still further.”
Mr. Holzman has performed at the prestigious Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, distinguished New York venues such as Kaufman Hall at the 92nd St. Y, Merkin Hall, and Carnegie Recital Hall, as well as in music festivals and series from Miami to San Francisco, Boston to New Orleans. His extensive international performances have taken him throughout Europe, Canada, Mexico, Central and Latin America.
In addition to a his performing career, Holzman is founder of the classical guitar program at the University of Texas at Austin. Since his arrival in 1989 he has built one of the strongest classical guitar programs in North America with many of his students winning national and international acclaim.
The concert program in Wake Forest will feature music of Bach, Scarlatti, Dowland, Turina, Barrios, Ritter, Legnani, and Tamez.
In addition to performing a concert, he will be teaching a masterclass for North Carolina School of the Arts at 6 pm April 4th – students who have signed up from the school – performance majors will be playing for Holzman.
When asked about why he choses the particular pieces on any given program, Holzman responded “As I create a program I try to choose music that I am passionate about and enjoy sharing. For instance the Bach was a chance to revisit a piece that I hadn’t performed in almost 25 years. It was like reconnecting with an old friend after many years. I have enjoyed discovering a new way of playing the piece after so many years.”
Those interested in obtaining tickets should contact Wake Forest University Department of Music at 336-758-5364.
More information regarding Adam Holzman can be found on his website http://www.adamholzman.net.