José María Gallardo del Rey (born 18 May 1961) is a Spanish musician, guitarist and composer. He has received international awards, both as a performer and for his compositions.

Career

Born in

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, Gallardo del Rey started his career at the age of nine. His training as a

classical guitar The classical guitar, also known as Spanish guitar, is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string (music), string instrument with strings made of catgut, gut or nylon, it is a precursor of the ...

ist has been enriched by his intense relationship with the world of

flamenco Flamenco () is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the Gitanos, gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and Region of Murcia, ...

. The combination of both styles has created a unique way to interpret and understand Spanish music, which contributed to projects like: his work as adviser to

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in his debut with the ''

Concierto de Aranjuez The ''Concierto de Aranjuez'' (, "Aranjuez Concerto") is a concerto for classical guitar by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is by far Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the ...

'' (Japan 1990); ''Pasión Española'' with

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, which won the

Latin Grammy Award The Latin Grammy Awards (stylized as Latin GRAMMYs) are awards presented by the Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from any ...

in 2008; ''Habanera Gipsy'' (2010), with Elina Garança; and ''Caprichos Líricos'' with

Teresa Berganza Teresa Berganza Vargas OAXS (16 March 1933 – 13 May 2022) was a Spanish mezzo-soprano. She is most closely associated with roles such as Rossini's Rosina and La Cenerentola, and later Bizet's Carmen, admired for her technical virtuosity, mu ...

. In 2003, Gallardo del Rey composed his ''Lorca Suite'' as a tribute to

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and based on the poet's folk song compilations ''Canciones Españolas Antiguas'', for which he composed harmonisations and link passages that fuse classical and flamenco techniques. His composition ''Glosas'', commissioned by SLO Symphony Artistic Director Michael Nowak, received its premiere in March 2011. He has worked with

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, Kaori Muraji, John Axelrod, Sir

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, Philippe Entremont,

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, Michael Nowak, Karel Mark Chichon,

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, Ros Marbá, García Asensio, Josep Pons, and José Ramón Encinar. Gallardo del Rey has recorded sixteen albums: as a soloist, with his chamber orchestra La Maestranza and in many collaborations. His music has been choreographed by dancers such as María Pagés,

Víctor Ullate Víctor Ullate (born 9 May 1947, Zaragoza, Spain) is a dancer, choreographer, ballet director and ballet teacher. Early life and education He studied dance with María de Avila and at the École supérieure de danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower. ...

and Lola Greco.

Discography

* ''Suite Sevilla'' (1993), JMS France – with Rafael Riqueni. * ''Al Aire Español'' (1996). * ''Concierto Romántico'' (1996), SLO, EEUU – with SLO Symphony, Michael Nowak (conductor). * ''La Maestranza'' (1999), Mandala, France – with La Maestranza Chamber Group. * ''The Trees Speak'' (2004),

Deutsche Grammophon Deutsche Grammophon (; DGG) is a German classical music record label that was the precursor of the corporation PolyGram. Headquartered in Berlin Friedrichshain, it is now part of Universal Music Group (UMG) since its merger with the UMG family of ...

. * ''Rodrigo Guitar Concertos'' (1999), Classic FM – with

Orquesta Nacional de España The Orquesta Nacional de España (Spanish National Orchestra) is a Spanish orchestra based in Madrid. History Although the orchestra originated as of 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, it was legally founded in 1940, by the merging of Pérez Casa ...

, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (director). * ''14 Maneras De echarte De Menos'' (2006),

– with Ezequiel Cortabarría (flute). * ''Noches De San Lorenzo'' (2013), AE Ediciones. * ''Pasión Española'' (2008),

– with Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Miguel Roa (conductor), Plácido Domingo (tenor). * ''Reyana'' (2010), AE Ediciones, Mexico – with Anabel García del Castillo (violin). * ''Habanera – Canción Del Amor'' (2010),

– with

Elīna Garanča Elīna Garanča (born 16 September 1976) is a Latvian mezzo-soprano. She began to study singing in her hometown of Riga in 1996 and continued her studies in Vienna and in the United States. By 1999 she had won first place in the Mirjam Helin Sing ...

(mezzo-soprano), Alberto Barletta (flute), Enrico Maria Baroni (clarinet), Roberto Vozmediano (cajón), Geri Brown (viola), Massimo Macri (cello), Cesare Maghenzani (double bass). * ''My Spain'' (2011),

– with La Maestranza Chamber group. * ''Glosas'' (2013), SLO 2013 EEUU – with SLO Symphony, Michael Nowak (conductor), Anabel García del Castillo (violin). * ''Reyana plays Rossini/Carrulli'' (2014), Editorial Reyana – with Anabel García Del Castillo (violin). * ''Diego de Araciel, obras de cámara para cuerdas'' (2014), SEM – with Cuarteto Canales. * ''Lo Cortés No Quita Lo Gallardo'' (2015), Editorial Reyana – with Miguel Ángel Cortés (guitar). * ''Sakura Variations'' (2016), Gallardo Del Rey Ediciones – with Ayaka Tanimoto (mezzo-soprano).

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Del Rey, Jose Maria Gallardo 1961 births 21st-century Spanish classical composers Living people Spanish male guitarists Musicians from Seville Spanish classical composers Spanish classical guitarists 21st-century male musicians