Lars Hannibal (born 15 July 1951 in
Aarhus
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) is a
Danish
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classical guitarist and
lute
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nist who frequently performs with his ex-wife
Michala Petri
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Biography
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playing the recorder.
Biography
Hannibal grew up in Aarhus where he was first inspired by the music of
Bob Dylan,
The Beatles and the
Rolling Stones
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. He extended his interest to the classical guitar after listening to
Andrés Segovia playing
Bach.
[Søren Schauser, "Musikalske superstrenge", ''Berlinske'', 14 July 2011. . Retrieved 14 July 2011.]
He studied the guitar at the
Aarhus conservatory and the lute in
The Hague with
Toyohiko Satoh, completing his studies in 1980. Since 1972, he has taught music at the Peter Sabroe National Institute for Social Educators in Aarhus and occasionally plays in rock bands.
[
In 1992, he married Michala Petri with whom he has given over 1,500 concerts and made numerous recordings. They divorced in 2010 although they still perform together.][ ] Together they founded the record company OUR Recordings. Hannibal has also performed with a number of other artists including the violinist Kim Sjøgren
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, the trumpeter Michael Brydenfelt
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, and later the Chinese violinist Tina Chen Yi
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. He has taken a special interest in China where he organized a Gala Concert in the Danish Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo
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. His project Dialogue—East meets West encourages artistic discussion between Denmark and China.[
]
External links
Lars Hannibal biography from pressezentrum-musik.com
References
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1951 births
Musicians from Aarhus
Danish classical guitarists
Danish lutenists
Living people