Duo Kitharsis, formed by Alexandra Petrisor and
Dragos Horghidan, is an active Romanian guitar duo who
has been performing on stage since 2009.
After their succesful graduation as solo artists from
the National University of Music Bucharest, under
the direction of Catalin Stefanescu Patrascu, they
continued their postgraduate studies as guitar duo at
the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst
Stuttgart with Duo Kaltchev.
Since 2013 they have been students at Conservatoire
de Strasbourg under the guidance of the renowned Duo
Melis.
They have taken part in differrent competitions with
the following distinctions:
*1st Prize at IX.Transilvania International Guitar
Competition, Cluj Napoca (Romania) 2011.
*2nd Prize at X.European Classical Guitar
Competition"Enrico Mercatali", Gorizia (Italy)
2013.
*Prize "Champagne Mailliard" at 28th European
Chamber Music Competition, Paris (France) 2014.
*1st Prize at
V."Drumul spre celebritate"
Competition, Bucharest (Romania) 2014.
*1st Prize at VII "Concorso di Esecuzione Musicale
'Citta di Piove di Sacco'", Padova (Italy) 2014.
*1st Prize at II "Concorso Internazionale di
Esecuzione Musicale", Castel Ritaldi (PG), (Italy)
2014.
Duo Kitharsis has been invited to perform among
international artists in different guitar festivals such as:
The Transilvania International Guitar Festival (ClujNapoca, Romania), Terra Siculorum (Odorheiu Secuiesc,
Romania) and Hibernal de Chitara (Bucharest,
Romania).
Beside giving concerts in important halls like: The
Romanian Atheneum, Sutu Palace and Cantacuzino
Palace, they have also performed in one of the biggest
classical music festivals around the world: The "George
Enescu" International Festival in 2011 as members of
"Remember Enescu" Cultural Foundation.
Duo Kitharsis has also performed in different cities
in Germany, France and Italy.
Duo Kitharsis plays on instruments made by the
Romanian
guitar
luthier
Alexandru
Marian.
(http://chitareconcert.wordpress.com/ )
www.duokitharsis.com
