Ziggy & Miles - Classical Guitar
“Australian guitarist brothers making history” (The Age), Ziggy and Miles are two of their home country’s finest young musicians forging an international career. Based in NYC, the brothers maintain an active concert schedule across Australia, New Zealand, and the US.
Ziggy Johnston classical guitar, Miles Johnston classical guitar.
Dinner available before the show, book separately.
Presented in association with Musica Viva Australia
Tickets: $55.00 + booking fee
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J.S Bach, arr. Ziggy and Miles Italian Concerto, BWV 971
Phillip Houghton The Mantis and the Moon
Claude Debussy, arr. Ziggy and Miles Clair de Lune
Tōru Takemitsu A Boy Named Hiroshima
Sergio Assad Farewell
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Sergio Assad Zita from Suite Troileana
Interval
Christopher Sainsbury Rain falls, and after
Nigel Westlake Mosstrooper Peak
Radamés Gnattali Suite Retratos
Program duration: 90 mins including interval -
Multi-movement works have historically been at the core of classical music since its rise to the concert stage. Ziggy and Miles present a unique program of suites and sonatas, all arranged/adapted for the guitar duo. Featuring their own arrangement of Bach’s Italian Concerto and Debussy’s Suite bergamasque, the brothers demonstrate the expressive strengths of the guitar duo while keeping true to their respective originals. The other two works were both originally for other instrument combinations but adapted for guitar duo by their composers. Nigel Westlake’s Mosstrooper Peak was originally for solo guitar but was adapted for guitar duo in 2014 for the Grigoryan Brothers and stands as the only major guitar duo sonata by an Australian composer. Similarly, Brazilian composer Radamés Gnattali’s Suite Retratos was originally written for bandolim and strings but has undergone numerous adaptations since. The adaptation for guitar duo happened on request from the Assad Brothers and has become a staple of the guitar canon that has shaped and defined the musical language for the ensemble.
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“Their presentation – music interspersed with spoken commentary and self-conscious attempts at a few jokes – is personable, relaxed and utterly winning." – Limelight
“Perfect unanimity and admirable virtuosity” – Soundboard Magazine
“Excellent ensemble skills and articulations throughout with virtuosity to spare.” – This Is Classical Guitar
“Deeply considered musicianship, immaculate care and superlative technique.” – 5MBS
