Pablo Garibay, guitar

Hailed as ‘phenomenal’ by the General-Anzeiger newspaper in Bonn, Germany, Mexican guitarist Pablo Garibay has established himself as a leading force on the international classical guitar scene, with his pioneering interpretations of well-known classics and impressive performances of lesser-known masterpieces.

An eminent performer of the great Guitar concertos – notably those by Rodrigo, Vivaldi, Guiliani, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Manuel Ponce and Villa-Lobos, Pablo Garibay is particularly known for his interpretations of Latin American music having performed premieres by contemporary composers Ernesto Garcia de León, Diógenes Rivas, Mateo Barreiro and Ernesto Cordero. As a concerto soloist, Pablo Garibay made his professional debut with the Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de Mexico and has since appeared as soloist with orchestras throughout Europe and the Americas. He made his US debut with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra working with JoAnn Falletta from whom he was described as being ‘a guitarist of rare sensitivity, nuance and musicality’. Recent performances have included appearances with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and New Britain Symphony (USA), with the Salzburg Chamber Soloists, the Orquesta Sinaloa de las Artes and Orquesta Filarmónica de Acapulco (Mexico), the Orquesta Cuidad de Almeria (Spain) the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie (Belgium) the Niedersächsisches Sinfonieorchester (Germany) and the South African Chamber Orchestra with whom he performed the South African premiere of Manuel Ponce’s Concierto del Sur in Pretoria, South Africa. In addition, Pablo Garibay has appeared at major international festivals throughout France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States.

A winner of no fewer than 16 international prizes, including 1st prize at the prestigious International Manuel Ponce Guitar Competition (Mexico City), the René Bartoli Competition (Aix en Provence, France) the JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition (Buffalo, USA) and the International Guitar Competition Aachen (Germany), Pablo Garibay studied with Juan Carlos Laguna and Iván Rísquez at the Universidad Nacional Autonóma de México (Mexico City), with Thomas Müller-Pering at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar (Germany) and with Paolo Pegoraro and Giampaolo Bandini at the Festival Internazionale Parma (Italy).

Described as ‘exceptional in every regard’ by Norbert Kraft, A&R Executive – Naxos records, Pablo Garibay is no stranger to the recording studio, having recently released recordings of music ranging from Dowland, to Ravel and Ponce on the Urtext and Fleur de son classics labels. He has recorded for RTVE in Spain and has featured internationally on live television, radio and web broadcasts. Future projects include two recordings with NAXOS with music of Mexican and Caribbean composers such as Carlos Chávez, Jorge Ritter, Manuel Ponce, Ernesto Garcia de León and Ernesto Lecuona, as well as live appearances throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas. Pablo Garibay is endorsed by La Bella.