French guitar phenomenon Dr. Thomas Viloteau is widely considered one of the most gifted classical guitarists today. His first concert was in his home country of France only a year after he began playing, in front of an audience of 200 people. Since that concert, Thomas has played in some of the best venues throughout the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Great Britain, Taiwan and Puerto Rico. Born into a family of fine arts enthusiasts, Dr. Viloteau took his first lesson at the age of twelve. Eight years later he won first prize at the Guitar Foundation of America Competition and subsequently spent a year concertizing in the United States. Other first prizes include the Francisco Tárrega competition in Spain, Mottola competition in Italy, Sernancelhe competition in Portugal, Ville d’Antony competition in France, and Segovia competition in Spain. Dr. Viloteau is the only guitarist to ever win the Arthur Foote Award from the Harvard Musical Association. His book on guitar technique, ‘In the Black Box, Technique(s) of the Classical Guitar,’ has sold more than a thousand copies worldwide. He has been the Artist-in-Residence at the radio show Performance Today, broadcasting his playing performances to more than a million people across the USA. Dr. Viloteau has released recordings with Naxos, MelBay and La Ma de Guido. His two latest albums, ‘Dances Through the Centuries’ and ‘A Song and Dance’ released on Tigado, contain world premiere recordings of the Suite Brasileira 3, which was commissioned and dedicated to Dr. Thomas Viloteau, and of the Suite Brasileira 4, both by Sergio Assad. Dr. Viloteau has lived in Barcelona, Paris, San Francisco, London, Arizona, Montréal and Rochester, NY. In 2019, he joined the guitar faculty at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Thomas Viloteau, fenomenul francez al chitarei, este considerat unul dintre cei mai talentați chitariști clasici de astăzi. Primul său concert a avut loc în țara sa natală, Franța, la numai un an după ce a început să cânte, în fața unui public de 200 de persoane. De la acel concert, Thomas a cântat în unele dintre cele mai bune locuri din Statele Unite ale Americii, Canada, Mexic, Germania, Olanda, Italia, Spania, Norvegia, Suedia, Marea Britanie, Taiwan și Puerto Rico. Născut într-o familie de entuziaști ai artelor frumoase, Dr. Viloteau a luat prima lecție la vârsta de 12 ani. Opt ani mai târziu, el a câștigat premiul întâi la Guitar Foundation of America Competition și, ulterior, a petrecut un an concertând în Statele Unite. Alte premii întâi includ concursul Francisco Tárrega din Spania, concursul Mottola din Italia, concursul Sernancelhe din Portugalia, concursul Ville d'Antony din Franța și concursul Segovia din Spania. Dr. Viloteau este singurul chitarist care a câștigat vreodată premiul Arthur Foote de la Harvard Musical Association. Cartea sa despre tehnica chitarei, „In the Black Box, Technique(s) of the Classical Guitar”, s-a vândut în peste o mie de exemplare în întreaga lume. A fost Artist-in-Residence la emisiunea radiofonică Performance Today, transmițând spectacolele sale de interpretare la mai mult de un milion de persoane din SUA. Dr. Viloteau a lansat înregistrări cu Naxos, MelBay și La Ma de Guido. Ultimele sale două albume, „Dances Through the Centuries” și „A Song and Dance”, lansate la Tigado, conțin înregistrări în premieră mondială ale Suite Brasileira 3, care a fost comandată și dedicată Dr. Thomas Viloteau, și ale Suite Brasileira 4, ambele de Sergio Assad. Dr. Viloteau a locuit în Barcelona, Paris, San Francisco, Londra, Arizona, Montréal și Rochester, NY. În 2019, el s-a alăturat facultății de chitară de la Institutul Peabody al Universității Johns Hopkins din Baltimore, MD.

A francia gitárfenomén Dr. Thomas Viloteau-t széles körben az egyik legtehetségesebb klasszikus gitárosnak tartják manapság. Első koncertjét mindössze egy évvel azután, hogy elkezdett játszani, 200 fős közönség előtt adta hazájában, Franciaországban. Azóta Thomas az Amerikai Egyesült Államok, Kanada, Mexikó, Németország, Hollandia, Kanada, Mexikó, Németország, Hollandia, Olaszország, Spanyolország, Norvégia, Svédország, Nagy-Britannia, Tajvan és Puerto Rico legjobb helyszínein játszott. Dr. Viloteau képzőművészet-rajongó családban született, és tizenkét éves korában vette az első óráját. Nyolc évvel később első díjat nyert az Amerikai Gitár Alapítvány versenyén, majd egy évig koncertezett az Egyesült Államokban. További első díjakat nyert többek között a spanyolországi Francisco Tárrega versenyen, az olaszországi Mottola versenyen, a portugáliai Sernancelhe versenyen, a franciaországi Ville d'Antony versenyen és a spanyolországi Segovia versenyen. Dr. Viloteau az egyetlen gitáros, aki valaha elnyerte a Harvard Musical Association Arthur Foote-díját. A gitártechnikáról szóló könyve, az „In the Black Box, Technique(s) of the Classical Guitar” (A klasszikus gitár technikája) világszerte több mint ezer példányban kelt el. Ő volt a Performance Today című rádióműsor Artist-in-Residence művésze, és több mint egymillió embernek közvetítette játékának előadásait szerte az Egyesült Államokban. Dr. Viloteau a Naxos, a MelBay és a La Ma de Guido kiadóknál jelentetett meg felvételeket. Két legutóbbi albuma, a Tigado kiadónál megjelent „Dances Through the Centuries” és „A Song and Dance” világpremier felvételeket tartalmaz a Suite Brasileira 3, amelyet Dr. Thomas Viloteau megrendelésére és dedikálására készített, valamint a Suite Brasileira 4, mindkettő Sergio Assad műve. Dr. Viloteau élt Barcelonában, Párizsban, San Franciscóban, Londonban, Arizonában, Montréalban és Rochesterben, New Yorkban. 2019-ben csatlakozott a Johns Hopkins Egyetem Peabody Intézetének gitár tanszékéhez Baltimore-ban (MD).