Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Miguel Llobet Soles was born on October 16, 1878 in Barcelona in Spain. He began his studies of guitar with Magin Alegre at the age of eleven. After the hearing Antonio Jimenez Manjón in the concert, he decides to undertake a career of guitarist. So Magin Alegre arranges an appointment with Francisco Tárrega, and after a hearing Miguel Llobet enters the municipal academy of music where he completes his studies.

At the age of twenty he begins his first series of private concerts, and in 1903 he starts a grand tour, starting from Paris. Llobet is one of the first artists who circled intensively throughout the whole Europe and Americas (north, south and central), as well as on other continents. He died on February 22, 1938 in Barcelona. He composed more than 100 works for the guitar. Miguel Llobet is regarded as the Professor of Andres Segovia.

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