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The Lorca musician participated in the ambitious cycle held in Sweden between October 10 and 14, performing with Carlos Piñana, within a program that included the performances of renowned guitarists such as Al di Meola, Kaki King and Göran Söllscher.
The Mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, received this morning in the nineteenth-century palace of Huerto Ruano Lorca guitarist Mercedes Luján, on the occasion of his outstanding participation in the "Uppsala XV International Guitar Festival", one of the most important events in the panorama artistic, which has been held in Sweden between 10 and 14 October, along with the Murcian Carlos Piñana and the Symphony Orchestra of the Region of Murcia.
Fulgencio Gil pointed out that "the participation of Mercedes Luján in this Festival is a source of pride for Lorca and for the entire Region." If music is characterized by anything, it is a universal language, capable of reaching all kinds of audiences his age or origin, and precisely for that reason we believe that it is the perfect tool to make known our culture and the musical talent we have in Lorca ".
The Mayor added that "thanks to this Festival the name of our city has been at the top of the international scene, which translates into a great impact at the tourist level, as the name of Lorca has been heard around the world. This meeting between both cultures, the Scandinavian and the Spanish, aimed to create a musical exchange to demonstrate the success of merging flamenco and orchestral music.No one better than our beloved and admired Mercedes Luján to star in this activity, since with his guitar, he was able to seduce the audience of the Uppsala Festival ".
Fulgencio Gil stressed that "from the City Hall, representing all the people of Lorca, we want Mercedes Luján continue to reap great musical successes as it is doing so far and we encourage you to continue working in the same line of effort, as well as continue Taking the name of Lorca as high as possible in his next performances. "
It should be noted that the concert was divided into two parts.
Mercedes Luján and Carlos Piñana began with the interpretation of a flamenco work for guitars and orchestra, "Rubato", created by the latter.
In the second part, Go¨ran So¨llscher played a Spanish program with works such as "Fantasía para un Gentil Hombre", by maestro Joaquín Rodrigo.
We must remember that the Uppsala Guitar Festival has managed to be one of the most important guitar festivals of the year.
In this edition has counted with the participation of the most famous guitarists of the international scene as Al di Meola, Kaki King, Göran Söllscher, Carlos Piñana and Carlota Dalia, among others.
Guitarist Mercedes Luján comes from a family of artists, since she is the daughter of copla singer Rosa María Luján and radio and television broadcaster Luis Terry, as well as granddaughter of the famous guitarist Maestro Palmita.
He has received classes in Jerez de la Frontera from teachers such as José María Molero or Fernando Moreno.
Despite his youth, Luján has performed in venues such as the Romea Theater, the War Theater, the Logos Theater in Poland or the Spanish Theater of San Miguel de Tucumán in Argentina and has participated in several flamenco festivals in recent years. Flamenco Festival Ciudad del Sol de Lorca, the Los Pájaros Flamenco Festival in Murcia and the International Cante Flamenco Festival of Lo Ferro Cartagena.
Likewise, he has shared the stage with artists such as Luis Aguilé, Chano Lobato or Juanito Valderrama, Perlita de Huelva or Alberto Sánchez "el Almendro", currently performing with the flamenco group "Aires de Veleta", among others. sets and interpreters.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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