A distinguished conductor and composer, Gallardo del Rey has conducted, among others, the Tellemann Chamber Orchestra of Osaka in the debut of Paco de Lucia performing the Concierto de Aranjuez. He is the musical director and founder of the acclaimed chamber ensemble La Maestranza a septet that performs Gallardo del Rey’s compositions. He composed and performed on the sound-track of Alta Definición desde España, the official film of the Spanish Pavilion in EXPO ’92 and the X Bienal de Arte Flamenco in 1998, both in Seville.
He regularly performs throughout Europe with the world famous Spanish
mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza and transcribes, especially for her, an
extensive variety of voice repertoire including opera arias from Mozart
to Bizet.
Invited to Paris along with Menuhin, Rampal, Osawa and Elton John, Gallardo
del Rey performed in the celebration of the 70th birthday of Mstislav
Rostropovich in March 1997. He also appeared with John Williams at the
Darwin International Guitar Festival, Australia in 1995 and again in 1997.
Through his astounding technique and sensitive interpretations, Gallardo
del Rey has been commissioned to perform world premieres of works by Castelnuovo-Tedesco,
Manuel Castillo, Craig Russell, Santiago Navascués and Gerald Brophy,
among others.
In the book The Classical Guitar, Its Evolution, Players and Personalities
since 1800, José María Gallardo del Rey is listed as the
Guitarist of his Generation.
Felix Grande, the distinguished Spanish poet describes Gallardo del Rey’s
work.
>> Associated Links:
Jose Maria @ Gallardodelrey.com