Pablo Sáinz-Villegas
Biography
Sainz-Villegas is the "global ambassador of the Spanish guitar" (Billboard Magazine), a star who has brought classical music to millions of people from the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to a floating stage on the Amazon River or Carnegie Hall in New York. He has been the first guitarist in 38 years to perform at the Philharmonie with the Berlin Philharmonic under Kirill Petrenko. In addition, he has collaborated with artists such as John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma and played for world leaders as the Dalai Lama. Thanks to his charity work Pablo Sainz-Villegas has also been able to bring access to classical music to tens of thousands of children in Spain, Mexico and the United States.
Current album
The Blue Album
Artists Pablo Sáinz-VillegasRelease Date: 06/09/2023
Internationally acclaimed guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas unveils his second solo release The Blue Album, an introspective journey through the ages.
“Blue is an intimate mood, but it is also light fading or while the sun rises." Sáinz-Villegas says. "It is this moment of transition between light and darkness, it’s that space in between where music happens. This album conveys some of the most beautiful and intimate melodies ever written. All these pieces create a magical atmosphere, it’s about colours, creating the mood, the mystery. The guitar whispers an invitation to the listener to explore and go to the most intimate part of your soul. It creates a moment to look inside and have a conversation with the essence of yourself.“
Few composers have captured this mood so unmistakably in their music as the French composer Erik Satie, who is represented here by selections from his Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes. Debussy’s “Clair de lune” and “La fille aux cheveux de lin” are almost magical in their expressiveness: this is music that is filled with calm and with the power to enchant.
According to Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, “this album brings together some of the most beautiful and most heartfelt melodies that have ever been written. All these pieces create a magical atmosphere, their colours create a mood, a mystery. The guitar whispers an invitation to the listener to explore and go to the most intimate part of your soul. It creates a moment to look inside and have a conversation with the essence of yourself.“
