Professional Recital Emmanuel Sowicz

We are delighted to have the wonderful Emmanuel Sowicz performing at our club.

Emmanuel Sowicz is a prize-winning classical guitarist who combines his passion for the guitar’s traditional repertoire with a keen interest in new music and the art of transcription. 

His intended programme for the evening is:

PROGRAMME 

J.S. Bach                                            Prelude, Fugue and Allegro BWV 998 

Agustin Barrios                                La Catedral

                                                             Preludio “Saudade”

                                                                  Andante Religioso

                                                                  Allegro Solemne

Fernando Sor                                   Lecon op.31,no.23 – Mouvement de prière religieuse                                            

                                                            Étude op. 6, no. 11 – Allegro moderato 

INTERVAL 

Sir Lennox Berkeley                      Quatre Pièces 

                                                           Moderato ma con brio

                                                                Andante, con moto

                                                               Lento (Mouvement de Sarabande)

                                                               Allegro, energico 

Francis Poulenc                             Sarabande, FP 179 

Albert Roussel                               Segovia, Op. 29 

Juan Antonio Sánchez                 Chilean Fantasy on TradiXonal English Melodies 

Antonio Lauro                                María Carolina (Vals Venezolano)

                                                          Ana Florencia (Canción de Cuna)

                                                               La Negra (Vals Venezolano)

Born in London to British and Chilean parents, Emmanuel graduated from the University of Chile under Ernesto Quezada before receiving a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Michael Lewin, Stephen Goss, Fabio Zanon, Elizabeth Kenny, and David Russell. He completed his Master of Arts and Advanced Diploma with Distinction, receiving the DipRAM award for an outstanding final recital and the Dove Prize for his outstanding studentship. His studies were generously supported by the Benjamin Dale Award, Alec Templeton Scholarship, Leverhulme Trust Postgraduate Scholarship, and the SCD Scholarship for Academic Excellence from the Chilean Copyright Society. He also pursued postgraduate studies with Marco Tamayo at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg and is currently working towards a doctoral degree at the University of Oxford.

In 2025, Emmanuel Sowicz was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in recognition of his distinction in the music profession and significant contributions to his field. He is a Savarez artist and performs on a 2023 Carsten Kobs guitar.

For more about Emmanuel’s life and work, visit his website 

Please do join us!

£15 non members, £10 WSGC members, full time students half price, under 18s free.

Free glass of juice, or wine for over 18s

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