Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Demir Kapija - Makedonija

I played in Makedonija. A small village in Makedonija. So nice you can not imagine!

Carlos Paredes: Verdes Anos

I have two favourite Portuguese composers: Carlos Paredes and Alain Oulman. There are others I love as well but these are the two best ones for me. I played Carlos Paredes: Verdes Anos in I don't know ten countries at least in the last 3-4 years. I love this piece.

I improvise a lot when I play it but of course I respectfully keep the original theme.

I played it in Tihany as well.

Carlos Paredes: Verdes Anos

Concert in Tihany, in KOGART

I had a great concert at the Balaton in Tihany played different pieces but mostly Portuguese, Brazilien and Spanish music. The place is fantastic: I played infront of the best Hungarian paintings I have every seen in a beautiful village at the top of the hill close to the lake Balaton.

Alain Oulman's fantastic pieces with different impros in it, Villa-Lobos and Carlos Paredes as well as my own composition.

Alain Oulman: Alfama by Sandor Mester

Alain Oulman: Meu Amor, Meu Amor by Sandor Mester MS3

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Valsa-Choro

Sandor Mester MS3: Bagatelle

Balaton Videos

I played some concerts at the lake Balaton this summer. I transcipted some piece by Alain Oulman, the great Fado composer from Portugal. I played in a nice and ambient small church at Felsőörs, close to the lake.

Alain Oulman: Alfama

Alain Oulman: Meu Amor, Meu Amor

Sandor Mester featuring Marco Zurzolo

I was lucky to play such a fantastic artist as Marco Zurzolo.

We played together for the first time at his place. It is a jazz club called 'ZTL' (Zurzolo Teatro Live) in Napoli, Italy. Originally a club was a chapel. Marco is a jazz musician, myself I am a classical musician. It is always hard to play together but it was a fantastic experience for me, Marco is a genius of the saxophone. It is always good to get to know someone like him!

We played a free improvisation and then a Piazzolla piece.

Balkan Videos

Concert in Dimitrovgrad in Bulgaria

Concert in Stara Zagora in Bulgaria

Concert in Haskovo in Bulgaria

Concert in Kjustendil in Bulgaria