Alberto Pérez is a different guitarist as he understands life in a very high and original level, therefore, this all is palpable inside both his own music and guitar performings.
Alberto's analytic brain and deep heart make him be so versatile and diverse guitarist that he get used to be in loneliness just to find his space and intimacy. The most important is not what is on but what he really wants to do.
Alberto uses his energy and experience to showcase his feelings in each concert he plays around the world.
Libraries, travels and conversations are a nice point to elaborate whatever he wants: a new composition, early music, Bach, romantic music...
Mr. Pérez Fernández was born in Avilés in 1967, ( Asturias ) Spain. It is here where he starts studying Spanish guitar at age of ten. Later on, he moves to Madrid where continues studing with Miguel Angel Jiménez Arnaiz at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid. He hold a Diploma in Guitar Teaching at Superior Level. He has got the highest-Grade school marks.
Additionally, he worked at the C.D.M.C. Centro de Difusión de la Música Contemporánea in Madrid, where he developed his own work, " La pasión de Cervantes "as well as in France on his composition for electroacoustic music" La chiflada de Perpignan " His accomplishments as a composer were recognized when he took the second prize for Symphonic Band at the International competition Ciudad de la Coruña'95. He has composed over sixty works for solo guitar, chamber music and other instruments. That is why he has compilated a large number of works in his own catalogue of compositions.
Anyway he does not like competitions...
During the academic years 1995 - 1999 he was awarded scholarship from Dirección General de Relaciones Culturales y Científicas del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de España to study for a masters degree with internationally acclaimed guitarists as Ahmet Kanneci, Ingolf Olsen and Francisco Ortiz, and the composer Dan Voiculescu as well, who dedicated Alberto his work for guitar " Meditatea ", being the first piece written for guitar in Rumania. It is also in this country where Alberto meets Stephan Ruha, internationally acclaimed violinist, who said up to seven times Bravo when listened to the Bach's Chacona on Alberto's guitar.
This scholarship allowed him to study at Hacettepe Universitesi Devlet Konservatuvari in Ankara, Turquía, Gheorghe Dima Music academy in Cluj Napoca, Romania, Royal Danish Conservatoire of Copenhaguen, Denmark and National Conservatoire of Perpignan in France where he won The Premier Prix d'Excellence.
During the same time he carried out electric guitar studies in the " Taller de Músicos de Jazz de Madrid " with professors such as: Antonio Chacón, Pedro Ojesto and Antonio Sanz, ethnic Jazz in Turkey, combo and big band with Stefan Vannai in Romania, Jazz guitar with Serge Lazarevitch in France and Blues guitar with Fill Poulsen in Denmark. Additionally, he has got much valuable technic in others styles as: Heavy Metal, Funk, Bossa, Latino...
He usually collaborates with some famous song writers composing music for their lyrics as for exemple Juan Mari Montes.
Through these countries, Alberto has made several tournées playing à solo or with his teachers.
It is in Turkey when Alberto started being interested in early music but will develop an incredible own style making glosas, rasgueos, embellishments... When he meets Francisco Ortiz in France. We could find out some exemples in the Romanesca by Mudarra 1546, Six pavanes by Luys Milan 1535, Suite II by Santiago de Murcia 1714, Pasacalles I, II by Francisco Guerau 1694, Aria di Fiorenza by Carlo Calvi 1646...
Through years Alberto has been making a vaste repertoire for classical guitar, embracing all the styles from XVI to XXI century, for exemple: he has recorded the four suites for lute and the chaconne by Bach and much more music by Vargas y Guzmán, Tárrega, Moreno Torroba, Giuliani ( integral from Le Papillon), Carcassi, Manuel María Ponce, Carulli, Sor, Villalobos, Haendel, Albert Pérez, Dan Voiculescu, Barrios Mangoré, Albéniz, Mudarra, Joaquín Rodrigo...
Grace to his travels he has been influenced by Turkish, Indian, Tunisian, American, Australian and Romanian music, along with rock, pop, jazz, flamenco and another kinds of music.
Alberto Pérez Fernández has recorded 34 CDs from which the 75% is music for classical guitar and the rest for electric. His abilities as a composer show what he really thinks in music, playing around the world his own works for solo guitar.
Alberto's music is deep, original and it walks out of any stream, because Alberto believes himself. We can note some of his works for solo guitar: : " Ella" " Las palomas de Herluf Trollesgade en 1922 " " Preludio Fuga y Silva " "Todo lo que envejece dignamente" " Marcha fúnebre hasta el aliento de Dios " " En el Metro de Madrid "... Alberto has also gained much valuable teaching experience in the course of his studies.
He has taught in some Spanish music schools, Jean Sebastian music academy in France, Ankara University in Turkey as well as a large number of privated lessons and I believe he has developed considerably as a teacher with the guidance of his colleagues there.
Additionally he gives several master classes on guitar and its technic to compose through the world.
Alberto is elaborating his thesis Ph. on " La historia de la guitarra a través de su metodología " at the Biblioteca Nacional de Madrid. He has been researching since ten years ago.
In June 2004, Alberto has collaborated with the " Project Guerrero " playing with the Spanish National Choir at the Auditorio Nacional of Madrid with the conductor Lorenzo Ramos.
In January 2005 he has recorded at Queco's studio ( Córdoba ) his own arrengements for electric guitar. It was a work for the famous girls group named " Son de Sol ," being " Brujería" that song which will represent Spain at the Eurovision Festival 2005.
Critics says that Alberto's virtuosism is so fine and smooth that many times can be marginal and public can not understand it.
Alberto has several issued books with some music publishers as for exemple: "Alpuerto,S.A. " " Arte tripharia." He has also given a large number of concerts in Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Turkey, South America, Portugal, Denmark, England, France, Spain, Romania, Australia...
He has had outstanding students from the politics, football's or diplomacy's world as for exemple: Mr. Abel Alonzo Arrindel, Minister of energy of Netherlands Antilles. Alberto usally makes a lot of collaborations with pop artists on tv as well as with producers as Mr. José Luis de Carlos, Ex-headmaster of Sony Musy in Spain.
In 2008, during 6 months, he has been awarded with a support from AECI ( Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional ) in order to travel and showcase the Spanish Music for Classical Guitar in Australia. He has been very welcome by local institutions, labels, publishers.... Living, researching, meeting a new culture and showcasing his music are the first goals at this time.
At this time, Alberto, gives a great deal of concerts and master classes through the wide-country and writes his work " Gran Sonata Australiana " inspired by this marvellous land. The original score manuscript was acquired by the State Library of Victoria, Australia, being catalogued for the researches.
At " Magneto Belle Studios ", Melbourne, he recorded the most part of " Australian made ", his last CD, ( including " Gran Sonata Australiana " ) produced by Miles de Heaume, the rest was recorded at " El Palomar Studios".
Additionally he worked for the first Spanish guitar importer company in Australia, www.guitarsonline.com.au recording a huge catalogue of their guitars. He also played some duos with the well known guitar teacher Ron Payne and established a friendship relation with Dr. Chris Reynolds director of the company www.drwheatgrass.com helping him with his wrist troubles along with organizing a beautiful concert and master class in Queensland.
Since August 2008 and during 10 months period he moves to Avilés, his natal village. At his studio he gives extensively guitar tuition for many different gitar students. Additionally Alberto produces and records his CD n. 34 named " El Arte de Sentir " which includes works such as 10 études, I won't go away, Namashte o Mercado en Avilés. He has also composed the music for the film " El Cortejo del Guerrero " by the prestige theater director José Rico. He has established his residence in London since July 2009.
