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Live music without the mud
Not into rolling in the mud in Zilker Park to see live music?
This Saturday, Austin Classical Guitar Society brings virtuoso Kazuhito Yamashita to town for a rare concert.
Yamashita rose to international prominence when he performed phenomenal feats on the solo classical guitar including Dvorak’s ‘New World Symphony’ and Musorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition.’ He recorded and toured extensively with flute giant James Galway and has enjoyed the distinction of being Japan’s most celebrated classical guitarist. Though a legendary performer, Yamashita makes trips to North America with extreme rarity.
For Saturday’s concert, Yamashita will play Sonata No.1 for solo guitar “The Blue Flower,” by Keiko Fujiie. He’ll also play his arrangements for Bach’s Cello Suite No.1, BWV 1007 and Bach’s Violin Sonata No.2 BWV 1003.
8 p.m. Saturday. Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Dr., Tickets: $35-$60. www.AustinClassicalGuitar.org
Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Kazuhito Yamashita. Guitar : Kazuhito Yamashita. Live at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan. May 20, 2000
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