Duo Imaginalis Concert

On Friday, January 14 at 1 p.m. the Coronado Library will host Duo Imaginalis for a unique concert. Duo Imaginalis is a project in which the two most popular instruments in the world carry a harmonious dialog. Interestingly enough, it is unusual to see a piano and guitar interacting with one another engaging in duet pieces, and that’s one of the reasons why we decided to play together. Duo Imaginalis is committed to disseminate the exquisite guitar and piano literature. Its current repertoire consists of nineteenth century music originally written for the guitar and piano in the classical style as well as modern Brazilian music.

This event will be broadcast Live on the Library's Facebook account and will be available for on-demand viewing following the event. Registration is strongly recommended. Please register below for this event. 

**All-in person events will be subject to County of San Diego Health Department guidelines**

Dr. Hugo Nogueira won the 2011 American Guitar Society competition in Los Angeles, California. After attending three prestigious conservatories in Brazil, he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Composition in 2007 and a teaching credential in 2010. Hugo continued his studies earning his Master’s Degree in Guitar Performance at Azusa Pacific University. Additionally, he has had masterclasses with world class guitarists such as Ana Vidovic, Jason Vieaux, Scott Tennant, and Marc Teicholz. Hugo has also participated at guitar festivals such as La Guitarra in San Luis Obispo, Sierra Nevada Guitar festival, and New Mexico Guitar Festival. In 2012, Hugo Nogueira performed and gave masterclasses at Cal State San Bernardino and University of Redlands. Awarded an assistantship in the fall of 2013, Hugo began to work on his Doctorate in Classical Guitar Performance at UNLV with the internationally renowned concert guitarist, Ricardo Cobo. In 2014 and 2015, Hugo was invited to be part of the guitar competition committee at the Clark County School District, Las Vegas Academy of Arts, and Junior festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. From 2013 to 2017, while working on his terminal degree (DMA), Hugo was teaching group guitar class, theory, private lessons, and guitar ensemble at UNLV. In the last few years, Hugo has been performing in different states across the U.S such as California, Nevada, New Mexico, Florida, Ohio and Michigan. In May 2017, Hugo Nogueira graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts. In 2018, Dr. Nogueira is invited by the South Bay MTAC ( Music Teachers' Association of California) to give a lecture-recital about the Spanish composer, Francisco Tárrega. In October of 2019, Dr. Nogueira performed with Duo Imaginalis at the Universidad de Panamá, Facultad de Bellas Artes, in Panamá. Dr. Nogueira is currently teaching classical guitar at Los Angeles Pierce College.

Ekaterina Bessmeltseva is a concert pianist whose performances span North America, Europe and Russia. Dr. Bessmeltseva has appeared as a soloist and a chamber player at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (New York, 2013 and 2014), Elebash Concert Hall (New York, 2009), Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall ( Las Vegas, 2016), Los Angeles Valley College ( Los Angeles, 2018), Rimsky-Korsakov Museum ( St. Petersburg, Russia, 2003). Dr. Bessmeltseva strives constantly to expand her artistic boundaries by performing unusual and non-standard repertoire. She has an affinity for the music of women composers such as Mel Bonis, Amy Beach, Amanda Maier, Louise Forrenck, Nadia Boulanger, Clara Schumann augmenting her repertoire beyond that of the standard literature. Furthermore, Ekaterina is also active performer of contemporary classical music. She collaborated with composer David del Tredici (City University of New York) performing his solo piano work Aeolian Ballade, as well as with composer Prof. Beth Mehocic ( University of Nevada, Las Vegas) performing her Piano concerto. Dr. Bessmeltseva has appeared as a soloist with Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra ( 2016 ) and the Neue World Orchestra (2018). As an educator Ekaterina Bessmeltseva was invited as an adjudication for Nevada Music Ed Junior Festival and Roger Bushell Competition. In 2016 and 2017 she was a piano instructor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Currently, residing in Los Angeles area Ekaterina performs regularly as a soloist and a chamber player. She holds a large private piano studio at South Bay area.