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The brothers Nick and David Kvaratshelia, who
originate from Georgia, form a guitar duo which is
considered to be one of the most internationally
successful of their generation. They continually
impress and delight both public and critics by a
combination of their individual interpretation of
guitar music from various epochs with brilliant
playing technique in a virtuosic, sensitive and
apparently effortless interplay. (Frankfurter Neue
Presse)
The brothers have been playing guitar together
since their childhood, and this musical nearness
becomes apparent in their quite symbiotic
interplay. When they were 9 and 11 years old
respectively they gave their first concert recital
as a guitar duo and since then have given many
public appearances and radio and television
transmissions. The duo completed their musical
education at the Frankfurt Musikhochschule under
Professor Michael Teuchert. After graduation “with
distinction” they then went on to pass the Concert
Examination under Professor Thomas Müller-Pering
at the Franz-Liszt Musikhochschule in Weimar. In
1998 at one of the most important international
music competitions for guitar duos, in Bubenreuth,
the brothers were awarded first prize.
This first major success was followed by numerous
concert recitals both at home and abroad, prizes
and awards in international competitions as well
as television recordings and live radio
performances for Deutschland Radio Berlin,
Mitteldeutsche Rundfunk and Westdeutsche Rundfunk.
The duo Kvaratshelia was sponsored by Yehudi
Menuhin’s foundation “Live Music Now”.
Their first CD “Diapason” was produced in 2005 on the
label Acoustic Music and was excellently received by
the specialist press.
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