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Frank Bungarten

Frank Bungarten. German Classical Guitarist. Birth. Cologne, Germany in 1958. Initial Success. In 1981, he won first place at the Guitar Competition of Granada. This win was quite a special win because Andres Segovia was the one who honored him with the first prize.

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Frank Bungarten

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  1. Frank Bungarten German Classical Guitarist

  2. Birth • Cologne, Germany in 1958

  3. Initial Success • In 1981, he won first place at the Guitar Competition of Granada. This win was quite a special win because Andres Segovia was the one who honored him with the first prize. • Andres Segovia is known as the “Father of Classical Guitar”

  4. Continued Success • His first place victory was followed by an extensive concert tour of Spain. • Spain is known for Spanish Guitar (a style within Classical Guitar)

  5. Continued Success • Frank Bungarten has performed in over 40 countries. • His repertoire has focused around Bach even though he loves to play a wide variety of composers.

  6. Life with a Guitar • His guitar life began at the ageof 10. • He was taught by Carlos Baez. • He eventually went on to study at the Academy of Music of Cologne • He also trained with Karl-Heinz Bottner, Hubert Kappel, and Oscar Ghiglia.

  7. Life after Study • After studying guitar, he became a lecturer and soloist. • He has played in the berlin Philharmonic, the Arts and Convention Centre Lucerne, the Gasteig Munich, the Salzburg Festival, Schwetzingen, Festival, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, etc…

  8. Discography • J.S. Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo, Transcriptions for Guitar , 2 CDs, MDG 305 1028-2 • Fernando Sor: Selected Studies, CD, MDG L3390 • Castelnuovo-Tedesco: 24 Caprichos de Goya op.195, 2 CDs, MDG 3050725-2

  9. Discography Continued • "Cancion y Danza", CD, MDG 305 1246-2 • Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Complete Solo Works for Guitar", CD, MDG • Mauro Giuliani: Works for Flute and Guitar + Andrea Lieberknecht, Flute, CD, MDG

  10. Teaching Career • He has given over 100 seminars and master classes. • He was professor at the University of Lucerne from 1989 to 2010.

  11. Present Day • Currently, he holds chair at the Hochshule fur Musick, Theate und Medien Hannover.

  12. Videos • www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc7mWGnnUvg • www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq3A1-mGjSA

  13. Resources • http://www.mdg.de/pdf/0834e.pdf • http://www.frankbungarten.de/vita2.html • http://www.bangkokguitarfiesta.com/bgf/bgf2012/frankb.html • http://www.concert.co.jp/en/artist/frank_bungarten/

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