Fabio Zanon is a Brazilian classical guitarist, conductor and teacher.

Career

Born in

Jundiaí Jundiaí is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, in the Southeast Region of Brazil, located north of São Paulo. The population of the city is 423,006 (2020 est.), with an area of 431.21 km². The elevation is 761 m. The GDP of the ...

in 1966, Zanon began his studies with his father and with guitar teacher Antonio Guedes. He graduated in music at the São Paulo University (USP), having studied with Edelton Gloeden and Henrique Pinto. In 1990, he continued his studies under Michel Lewin at the

Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ...

in London, where he obtained his master's degree in music in 1993, having also participated in

Julian Bream Julian Alexander Bream (15 July 193314 August 2020) was an English classical guitarist and lutenist. Regarded as one of the most distinguished classical guitarists of the 20th century, he played a significant role in improving the public per ...

's masterclasses. He won the 30th Francisco Tárrega Classical Guitar Competition in Spain and the 14th

Guitar Foundation of America The Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) is an American classical guitar nonprofit organization that was founded in 1973 at the National Guitar Convention sponsored by the American String Teachers Association. The foundation offers various servic ...

International Concert Artist Competition. He received the Moinho Santista Award in 1997, the Carlos Gomes Award in 2005, the Bravo! Award in 2010 and was also nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2011 with the album ''OSESP - Francis Hime (Concerto para violão e orquestra) e Nelson Ayres (Concertino para percussão e orquestra)''. His debut with a major orchestra took place in March 1998, when he stepped in at short notice for a performance of Astor Piazzolla’s ''Guitar Concerto'' with the

London Philharmonic The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is one of five permanent symphony orchestras based in London. It was founded by the conductors Sir Thomas Beecham and Malcolm Sargent in 1932 as a rival to the existing London Symphony and BBC Symphony ...

. Since then, he has played with some of the world's major orchestras, and has offered masterclasses and lessons in over 40 countries. He is a visiting professor at the

in London. Since 2013 he is also the artistic-pedagogical coordinator of the Campos do Jordão International Winter Festival, where he has been teaching since 2005.

Recordings

* Latin American Sonatas: Guastavino, Miranda, Ardévol,

Ginastera Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (; April 11, 1916June 25, 1983) was an Argentinian composer of classical music. He is considered to be one of the most important 20th-century classical composers of the Americas. Biography Ginastera was born in Buen ...

, Fernandez, Fariñas EGTA, 1997 *

Heitor Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the ...

: The Complete Solo Guitar Works. Music Masters, 1997. * Guitar Recital: Tárrega, Bach, Faria, Mertz, Ponce. Naxos, 1998 (reedited in Italy: Seicorde, 2004). * ''Les Enfants du Siècle''. Soundtrack by Luís Bacalov. Decca, 2000. * Tangos and Choros (with Marcelo Barboza, flute):

Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed ''nuevo tango'', incorporating elements from ...

, Gnatalli,

Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the ...

, Pujol, Côrtes Meridian, 2002. * Jan van der Roost Trumpet and Guitar Concertos. Phaedra Records, 2004. * Domenico Scarlatti Sonatas. Musical Heritage, 2006. *

Francis Hime Francis Hime (Rio de Janeiro, August 31, 1939) is a Brazilian composer, arranger, pianist and singer. He is the composer of the jazz standard ''Minha / All Mine'', recorded, among others, by Bill Evans, Tony Bennett and Eliane Elias Eliane El ...

and Nelson Ayres - OSESP: Nelson Ayres, Francis Hime, Fabio Zanon,

John Neschling John Neschling is a Brazilian orchestral and operatic conductor. He was the musical director and the chief conductor of the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo State Symphony) from 1997 to 2008. He was the Artistic Director o ...

. Biscoito Fino, 2010 (nominated for the Latin Grammy 2011).
The Romantic Guitar
Schumann,

Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositi ...

, Regondi, Bobrowicz, Coste, Liszt. Guitar Coop, 2015.
Spanish Music
Albeniz, Granados, Malats. Guitar Coop, 2016.
Americas
Guitar Coop, 2018.

References

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