French guitarist Gabriel Bianco, winner of the Guitar Foundation of America's International Guitar Competition will be offering a concert on Saturday, January 16, at the Episcopal Church Center of Coral Gables as part of the Miami Classical Guitar Society's International Masters and Laureates Series.

The concert begins at 8:00 pm and will include works by Fernando Sor, Franz Schubert, J.S. Bach, Joaquin Turina, and Giulio Regondi.Episcopal Church Center, 1150 Stanford Drive in Coral Gables (same street of the entrance to the Lowe Art Museum, UM)

Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 8:00 pm.:$20.00 general admission/ $15.00 students and seniors

Information/ reservations: (305) 412-2494

ABOUT GABRIEL BIANCO

Gabriel Bianco has earned first prize in multiple international competitions in Austria (Vienna), Germany (Koblenz), France (Ile de Ré and Barbezieux ), Poland (Tychy) and Portugal (Sernancelhe). His most recent win at the 2008 Guitar Foundation of America Competition has earned him the coveted 50-concert tour in the United States, Mexico, and Canada with additional concerts in China, Colombia, and Brazil, and Sarasota. Born into a family of musicians, Gabriel received an early start on the guitar, receiving lessons with his father at age 5.He graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris where he received the highest performance distinction. Bianco’s first major recording was released in 2009 by the Naxos label.

Website:http://www.miamiguitar.org/