Melbourne Recital Centre & The Grigoryan Brothers PRESENT Grigoryan Brothers with Ralph Towner & Wolfgang Muthspiel

The story of a musical collaboration without borders - between the world's finest guiatrists. One half of Australia's greatest guitar duo exports, Slava Grigoryan has collaborated with US based musical innovator of 30 years Ralph Towner and celebrated jazz guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel on the album Travel Guide. Now the works will be performed with the other half of the sibling duo; Leonard. The evening promises to be one of unbridled guitar virtuosity.

Professional musicians Edward and Irina Grigoryan migrated from Kazakhstan to Australia in 1981. They had two children who followed in their musical footsteps and became known as The Grigoryan Brothers. Classical guitar virtuosos Slava and Leonard Grigoryan exhibit these bonds of family alongside a deep love of music. Touring extensively throughout Australia and overseas, Slava and Leonard have astounded audiences worldwide with their guitar virtuosity. Together, they have released five albums, all of which have been nominated for ARIA awards.

Ralph Towner's distinguished career stretches back more than 30 years. A recording artist for the legendary German label ECM he's also an internationally acclaimed 12-string and classical guitarist. Best known as the lead composer, guitarist, and keyboardist for the acoustic jazz ensemble Oregon, Towner has led a rich and varied solo career that has seen fruitful and memorable musical collaborations with such great modern musicians as Gary Burton, John Abercrombie, Egberto Gismonti and Gary Peacock.

Austrian Wolfgang Muthspiel is one of the most exciting artists on the jazz and classical scene today. The acclaimed guitarist/composer, Muthspiel commands attention worldwide as an artist of deep integrity, intelligence and daring musicality. He takes solo performances to a new level, incorporating sophisticated electronic loops, samples and other sound sources with his instruments. His on-stage improvisations are said to be 'miracles of intensity'.

Ralph Towner, Wolfgang Muthspiel, and Slava Grigoryan first came together in 2005, initially for concerts in Australia, and have since toured widely. There was a 2009 recording on Muthspiel's Material Records label. Ralph Towner subsequently brought the project to ECM and the trio recorded this album in Lugano in August 2012, with Manfred Eicher as producer. Slava Grigoryan is the first Australian to record with the legendary label.

And now this exciting project is landing at Melbourne Recital Centre. An opportunity for Australian audiences to relish a meeting of three different guitar sound worlds in an all-star collaboration.

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