Denis Azabagic
Born in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in November 1972, Denis Azabagic is considered one of the best guitarists of his generation. He holds more then 20 awards from international competitions. In 1993, at the age of 20, he became the youngest winner of one of the most prestigious International Guitar Competition "Jacinto e Inocencio Guerrero," in Madrid, Spain. After listening Azabagic, distinguished Spanish composer, Anton Garcia Abril said: "I am sure that with time, he is going to be one of the greatest guitarist of the world." After his success in Madrid, Denis has maintained a prize-winning position in virtually every competition he has participated in. Here are but a few of the most important ones:
-1st prize at the International Guitar Festival IGF-Germany
-1st prize at the International Guitar Competition "Rene Bartoli"-France
-1st prize, special prize for the best interpretation of the works by F. Tarrega and public prize at the International Guitar Competition "Francisco Tarrega"-Spain
-1st prize at the International Guitar Competition "Manufacturas Alhambra"- Spain
-1st prize at the International Guitar Competition "Printemps de la Guitarre"-Belgium
-1st prize at the International Guitar Foundation of America Competition (GFA)-USA
-1st prize at the Schadt String Competition-USA
-1st prize at the Stotsenberg International Guitar Competition- USA
In 1993 Denis formed a duo with his wife, Eugenia Moliner Ferrer, a flutist, and since then they have played concerts and festivals throughtou Europe and the USA. Today known as the Cavatina Duo, they have recorded their first CD for the Spanish label Opera Tres. As a soloist Denis has played with various orchestras, and he has given recitals in Europe and the United States. Denis has published two CDs, one for Printemps de la guitarre and another for Opera Tres.
Denis has recorded six CDs for international labels such as Opera Tres, Printemps de la guitarre and Naxos, as well as a video for Mel Bay Publications. As a soloist, Denis has appeared in the US with the Allentown Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Savannah Symphony, and in Europe with Orchestre Royal de chambre de Mons and Symphony Orchestra of Madrid, among others. He played as a guest performer at several venues such as Masters of the Guitar at the Royal Concertgebouw in Netherlands, Radio France in Paris, France, Aix en Provence Festival, France, El Palau de la Musica, Valencia-Spain, Savannah on Stage, USA, Omni Foundation, USA, etc. In 2002 he was appointed to the faculty of the Chicago College for Performing Arts (Roosevelt University) in downtown Chicago.
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