Composer: MANUEL PONCE; JOHANN KASPAR MERTZ; FRANK MARTIN; AGUSTIN BARRIOS MANGORE; MILEN PARASHKEVOV (1974); SIMONE IANNARELLI (1970)

Tracks/ Timings: PONCE: Sonatina Meridional (9:40); Sonata Clasica (17:57); MERTZ: Elegia (8:48); MARTIN: Quatre Pieces Breves (9:48); BARRIOS: La Catedral (8:05); PARASHKEVOV: Evocation "The Bequest of Tangra" (7:28); IANNARELLI: L'Ultimo Caffe Insieme (4:09)

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Born in Mexico, Pablo Garibay started learning guitar in 1993 with professor Iván Rísquez in Mexico City. In 1995, he continued on his studies under professor Juan Carlos Laguna at the Autonomous National University of Mexico (UNAM). Recently, he extended a stay in Germany to follow the lectures of professor Thomas Müller-Pering in the " Hochschule für Musik Franz Lizst " of Weimar. He took master classes with well known pedagogues and interpreters, including David Russell, Manuel Barrueco, Oscar Ghiglia, Pepe Romero, Roberto Aussel, Gerard Abiton, and Sergio Assad. In 2000, he got a grant from the FONCA, the Mexican institution which supports young students. In 2003, he received "Premio Nacional of Juventud 2002" from the president of Mexico. Pablo Garibay played as a soloist in Mexico in prestigious concert halls, accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Mexico City, conducted by JoAnn Falletta and by " Orquesta de las Artes de Sinaloa " conducted by Gordon Cambell. As professor and concert performer he has taken part in many festivals and obtained the first, second and third prizes in prestigious international competitions in Germany, Belgium, France, Mexico, Poland, and USA. With a strong sensitivity, Pablo Garibay's playing satyle is delicate and precise, full of its native Mexico colours.