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Artist
Alfredo Garcia-Navas was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He started hi s studies at the "José Lorenzo Llamozas" Conservatory (Alejandro Vasquez) in Caracas. In 1992 he received a scholarship from the Venezuela Culture Ministry (CONAC). THUS, He Was Able to continue his studies at the Academy of Music in Vienna (University of Music, Vienna, Austria) with Walter Würdinger. He graduated in 1997 (Master of Music). He Participated in several master classes (Leo Brouwer, Alirio Díaz, Costas Cotsiolis, Luis Zea). As a soloist, he gave concerts in Germany, Austria, Greece, Czech Republic, Hungary, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Martinique, Turkey, Kuwait, Saudi Arabian, Norway, China, South Africa, Italy, Slovakia and Venezuela. He worked with various chamber music ensembles (Wiener Konzertduo and Vienna Concert Quintet) and therefore at the Opera House of Vienna (Othello, Gesualdo, Man of La Mancha). At the IV. And V. Antonio Lauro's Guitar Competition, he twice received the third prize and the Special Award for the best performance of a piece by Lauro. He recorded his first solo CD in 1997 with music of South-American composers. In 2002 he recorded Astor Piazzolla's music with the cellist Plamen Samandjiev - "The Tango fever". September 2003 Samandjiev and Garcia-Navas were invited to give a concert at the Apollonia Art Festival in Sozopol. This concert broadcasted live by what the Bulgarian radio. Since 2002, Alfredo Garcia-Navas has been participating in several projects with Marko Simsa,
Sloe Gin (Bob Ezrin-Michael Kamen)
142Give Me One Reason (Tracy Chapman)
83Roxanne (Gordon Sumner)
74All Your Love (Otis Rush)
75Tobacco Road (John D Loudermilk)
76Crossroads (Robert Johnson)
77Midnight Blues (Gary Moore)
78You Got The Blues Not Me (Youlden)
79Long Grey Mare (Peter Green)
710Mercury Blues (Kc Douglas-Robert L Geddins)
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