Duo Assad

Many times awarded and known as the best traditional guitar duo in the world, the Duo Assad was shaped from the brothers Sérgio Simão Assad and Odair Simão Assad at an extremely early age. Starting to play the violão (classical guitar) at the same time, they constantly studied using the same educators and discovered the same music and methods and their excellent functioning collectively derives of their serious understanding of one another, allied to a uncommon recognition between brothers. Eminent Brazilian erudite composers like Radamés Gnattali, Marlos Nobre, Edino Krieger, and Francisco Mignone possess dedicated items to them therefore do Roland Dyens, Nikita Koshkin, and Astor Piazzolla. Their dad, a mandolinist and chorão (choro genre participant), initiated them in the mysteries from the violão in 1966. With all the current family relocating 1969 to Rio de Janeiro, both brothers took traditional guitarist and lutenist Monina Távora (previous Andrés Segovia disciple) as instructor for seven years. In 1973 they earned the Brazilian Symphonic Orchestra competition for youthful soloists. In 1977 they documented an LP for the very first time using the Orquestra Armorial. They might record a lot more than 21 single albums in the duo’s profession and appearance in important produces such as for example Yo Yo Ma’s Spirit from the Tango Compact disc (1997). In 1979 they debuted in the U.S. Their begin in Europe was included with the earning of a significant award that same calendar year on the “Rostrum of Teen Interpreters” in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (using the recording of the single record). In 1983, having set up their international profession solidly, they resolved for the reason that continent. Shows (a few of them with orchestra) throughout Scandinavia, Australia, Finland (Turku Music Festival, 1987), THE UK, Turkey (Istambul celebration, 1987), Taiwan, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Greece, Poland, France (Paris, 1982, Les Musiques du Monde celebration), Belgium, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Holland, Hong Kong, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Israel, Japan, Argentina, and Brazil implemented. The duo used the next orchestras, amongst others: Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira, Adelaide Symphonic Orchestra (Australia), Buenos Aires Symphonic Orchestra (Argentina), RAI (Italy), and Belgium Country wide Orchestra. In 1993 and 1994 they performed on the Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in NY. In 1995, they toured THE UNITED STATES, executing at Toronto’s Ford Center, Phoenix, Nashville, the Wolf Snare Base in Vienna, Virginia, and NEW YORK. Within the next calendar year, they performed at Pasadena’s Ambassador Auditorium and in SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, Seattle, Miami, and NEW YORK.