Titles by: EDUARDO FERNANDEZ
EDUARDO FERNANDEZ
Eduardo Fernandez is recognized as one of today's leading guitarists. Born in 1952 in Uruguay, he began his studies of guitar at age 7. His principal teachers were Abel Carlevaro, Guido Santorsola, and Hector Tosar. After placing in several international competitions, most notably the 1972 Porto Alegre and 1975 Radio France competitions, he won first prize at the 1975 Andres Segovia Competition in Mallorca. His New York debut in 1977 garnered much critical acclaim, being described as "A top guitarist...Rarely has this reviewer heard a more impressive debut recital on any instrument" (Donal Henahan, The New York Times). His London debut in Wigmore Hall also had a great impact and resulted in his signing an exclusive recording contract with Decca, a label for which he made 18 recordings (solos, and with the English Chamber Orchestra and the London Philharmonic), that cover a wide section of the repertoire, from Bach to the contemporary including first recordings of Berio's "Sequenza XI" and Tosar's "Gandhara". He has also made a recording for Erato with violinist Alexander Markow, covering most of Paganini's work for violin and guitar, and three duo CDs with Japanese guitarist Shin-Ichi Fukuda for DENON, in Japan. Currently, he is the exclusive recording artist of the Oehms Classics label, for which he has recorded the complete lute suites by Bach and "Romantic Guitar" a 19th-century guitar recording on a period instrument, one CD of guitar music from South America, and an all-Giuliani CD, "Varie Idee Sentimentali". He also recorded for Labor Records from the USA, the CD "Between Two Worlds". He has a vivid interest in historical instruments, and he often plays the repertoire of the 19th century on a period guitar.