In January 2023, Sérgio Abreu passed away, leaving an unparalleled legacy as one of the most important instrumentalists and luthiers in Brazilian history. In this program, the Siqueira Lima Guitar Duo, one of the most important in the world, pays tribute to Sérgio by playing works by Bach, Haffter, Debussy, Scarlatti and Charles Chaplin (arranged by Sérgio Abreu), as well as Brazilian works premiered by the Duo of Marco Pereira and Sérgio Assad, among others. This recital will be performed by luthier Ricardo Dias. Greetings from the AV-Rio Team The Rio Guitar Association presents: AV-Rio Coletiv@s Series: Siqueira-Lima Duo. Tribute to Sergio Abreu Date: November 11, 2023 CCJF-Rio Session Room PROGRAM. Presentation: Ricardo Dias JS Bach - Chorale Prelude BWV 751 * Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata K.466 * Sonata K.33 * Ernesto Haffter - Danza de la Gitana * Danza de la Shepherdess * Sergio Assad - Three Brazilian Scenes I. Ouro Preto ** II. Congada de Chico Rei ** Charles Chaplin - Therry's Theme from Limelight (arrangement: Sergio Abreu) ​​Claude Debussy - Arabesque N.1* Marco Pereira - Ekatê ** Curupira ** Pererê Dominguinhos - Lamento Sertanejo / Nilopolitano * Arr. Fernando de Lima ** Works premiered by the duo DUO SIQUEIRA LIMA Winner in Brazil of the “2015 Music Professionals” Award and of the “2014 Brazilian International Press Awards” in the United States, Duo Siqueira Lima is a guitar duo that transcends barriers of musical periods and styles. Uruguayan Cecilia Siqueira and Minas Gerais native Fernando de Lima met at the “II Pro-Música/SESC International Guitar Competition” in 2001, in the city of Caxias do Sul (RG), where they surprisingly shared the first prize. This event was decisive for the formation of the duo and the beginning of a promising international career. In 20 years of work, the duo has performed throughout South and North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. They are in demand for guitar festivals all over the world and have performed on stages such as Sala São Paulo (São Paulo), Lincoln Center (New York), New World Center (Miami), Salle Paderewski (Lausanne – Switzerland), University Main Building (Uppsala - Sweden) and Het Concertgebouw (Amsterdam). Their total dedication to this work has allowed them to develop an extensive repertoire, much of which is recorded on their six albums. In addition to their independent releases, they have recorded for the labels GHA Records (Belgium) and GuitarCoop (Brazil). The CD “The Art of Duo Siqueira Lima” (GC – 2016), where they recorded the previously unreleased version of Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 by Heitor Villa-Lobos, was very well received by critics, and was considered by the French magazine “Guitare Classique” as one of the best guitar albums of that year. Since the beginning of this partnership, Fernando and Cecilia have focused on creating arrangements of different styles and periods in the history of music, releasing their last two albums with previously unreleased works for two guitars by great Brazilian composers, most of which were written especially for them. On the CD “Violonístico” (2022), they recorded pieces by Sergio Assad, Geraldo Ribeiro, Marco Pereira, Paulo Bellinati, Elodie Bouny, Guinga and João Luis. In their most recent work, “Dois Violões em Concerto” (2023), they recorded the previously unreleased version for two guitars and orchestra of Radamés Gnattali’s “Concerto No. 3” and André Mehmari’s “Portais Brasileiros 4”, for two guitars and small orchestra, which was written and dedicated to the duo. And in the midst of these two ambitious projects, they also performed the European premiere of Marco Pereira’s Fantasia Concertante for Two Guitars and Orchestra - “Lendas Amazônicas” - with the Gävle Symfoniorkester at the Uppsala Internationella Gitarrfestival – in Uppsala, Sweden.