HAYLEY SAVAGE and
DIMITRIS DEKAVALLAS
Tour de Force Classical Guitar Duo
Purcell Room
in the Queen Elizabeth Hall
Monday 9th May 2011 at 7.45pm
South Bank Centre London SE1 8XX
Box Office: 0844 847 9910 or book online Tickets £15 and £10
Britain's most celebrated young composer/guitarist Hayley Savage joins virtuoso classical guitarist Dimitris Dekavallas to perform her latest composition:
WORLD PREMIERE of "DOUBLE HELIX"
on Hayley Savage:
"Hayley's compositions display her enormous talents as a composer... ...one of the most gifted and creative individuals I have ever encountered"
B.MacCombie, Dean Julliard School New York
"Some of the most remarkable music I have ever had the privilege to hear...stunningly individual"
Classical Guitar
"Arguably some of the most innovative and surprising approaches to new compositions"
Acoustic Magazine
on Dimitris Dekavallas:
"Beautiful performance one wished would never end"
Classical Guitar
"Very exciting performer"
Julian Bream.
Apart from her highly gifted artistic accomplishments, Hayley is also a trained biologist and in this new composition she conjures up her vast range of original imagery in an evocative musical exploration of the building blocks of genetic reproduction to faithfully reflect the aesthetic beauty and balance that exists in all life.
The works of Hayley Savage are celebrated not only for their originality and freshness, but also for the lyrical accessibility
of the music
Programme:
Music of Memory Nicholas Maw 1935 - 2009
Double Helix (world premiere) Hayley Savage b.1975
Dodecaphonica Hayley Savage
Coloured Strings Hayley Savage
Tango Suite Astor Piazzolla 1921 - 1992
Join us at the South Bank 9th May on this great sense of occasion and be part of something special!
Also
Birmingham Recital Hall
Saturday 30 Apr 2011 (7:30pm) Price: £10 (£6)
Box Office: 0121 245 4455
www.birmingham-box.co.uk
Paradise Place Birmingham B3 3HG
Classical guitarists Hayley Savage and Dimitris Dekavallas are sharing the stage this year in a tour de force duo, combining Hayley's internationally recognised talents as a composer with the flair, virtuosity and exuberant musicality of the widely-acclaimed and multiple award-winning Greek guitarist Dimitris.