In this week’s episode, David is joined by Peruvian guitarist Jorge Caballero for a discussion on guitar repertoire and how he manages to perform marathon arrangements such as Kazuhito Yamashita’s version of ‘Pictures at an Exhibition.’ On the topic of Mussorgsky, Jorge shares how he began working on this piece when he was a child - just 12 years old! In addition, Jorge discusses his own arrangements of J.S. Bach’s Partitias and why he still chooses to play the Chaconne exactly like Andrés Segovia, almost finger-for-finger.
About the artist: Jorge Caballero is a winner of the prestigious Naumburg Award, an honor that is comparable to the Pulitzer Prize for musicians. He is widely known for his incredible performances of orchestral pieces by composers such as Mussorgsky, Dvorak, and Korsakov. Caballero is a native of Peru where he grew up in a musical family, his mother being a famous singer in his home country.
Music: Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky (Jorge Caballero)