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Gilbert
Biberian (born 1944) is a British guitarist and composer. Born in Istanbul of
Greek/Armenian descent, Biberian's ethnic roots are integral to his
compositions. He studied at Trinity College of Music, graduating in 1968. In
1965 a French Government grant took him to France to study with Ida Presti and
Alexandre Lagoya. He studied composition with James Patten, Elisabeth Lutyens
and Hans Keller, as well as widening and enriching his musical knowledge by
working with non-guitarists Anthony Kinsella (piano) and Vic Bennett
(clarinet).
Following
a successful debut at the Wigmore Hall, he was invited to work with the London
Sinfonietta and Pierre Boulez, Luciano Berio, the Nash Ensemble, the BBC
Symphony Orchestra and many others. He has played at the Proms, at Covent
Garden and has performed concertos and given solo recitals worldwide.
He
has always enthusiastically encouraged and championed the creation of new
compositions for guitar. New works have been written for and/or dedicated to
him (for solo and ensemble) by many notable composers (Guitar).
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