Concert de Gaudí
Grammy award winning concerto for guitar and orchestra by Christopher Rouse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Concert de Gaudí is a concerto for classical guitar and orchestra by the American composer Christopher Rouse. The work was jointly commissioned by Norddeutscher Rundfunk and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for the guitarist Sharon Isbin, with additional contributions from Richard and Jody Nordlof, to whom the piece is dedicated. It was completed August 1, 1999 and premiered in Hamburg, January 2, 2000, with Isbin and the Norddeutscher Rundfunk Orchester led by conductor Christoph Eschenbach.[1] The piece was later awarded the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.[2]