Paris guitare

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Giant of the classical guitar, a virtuoso open to all styles, from Brazil to French chanson and jazz, Roland Dyens passed away Saturday morning in Paris, ten days after his 61st birthday. His death has caused great emotion among guitar lovers around the world. Tributes, first reactions from guitarists, and testimonials follow
For months, he hid his illness. It was only in the very last weeks that the most alarming information began to circulate in the world of guitar. Until the end, Roland Dyens wanted to perform on stage, giving up only under compulsion and reluctantly on his final commitments.
Charismatic musician, brilliant improviser, renowned teacher, Roland Dyens possessed a very broad culture and was as passionate about so-called classical music as he was about popular music. He inspired and opened generations of professional and amateur artists to music in all its beauty and diversity.