Ignacio Rodes and Judicael Perroy

A double concert in a class of its own awaits you right at the opening of ligita. The two renowned classical guitarists Ignacio Rodes and Judicael Perroy will share this concert evening.

Ignacio Rodes (Website)

As first prize winner of five international competitions, including the prestigious "Andrés Segovia", "Francisco Tárrega" and "José Ramirez" competitions, Ignacio Rodes is internationally recognized as one of the best guitarists of his generation. He is a professor at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Alicante and academic director of the master's course in classical guitar at the University of Alicante. 

Since his brilliant debut at the Wigmore Hall in London in 1986, he has been invited to international festivals in most European countries, the USA, the Far East and South America. 

He has performed as a soloist with renowned orchestras worldwide and his discography includes five CDs released by Opera Tres, Fundación de Música Contemporánea and EMI Classics. 

Many internationally renowned institutions such as the Manhattan School of Music, the Yale School of Music and the Boston Conservatory have invited Ignacio Rodes to give master classes in the USA. He has also been able to pass on his knowledge and skills to the next generation in Mexico, Egypt, Denmark and Finland 

Soundboard Magazine, USA writes: "Rodes was a revelation" and Excelsior in Mexico praises: "In the hands of Ignacio Rodes, the expressive possibilities of the guitar are infinite". 

Judicaël Perroy (Website)

Judicaël Perroy was born in Paris in 1973, started playing the guitar at the age of 7 and is known as an exceptionally virtuoso classical guitarist and musician. In 1997, he won the prestigious first prize in the 15th International Competition of the Guitar Foundation of America, which led to a tour of the United States and Canada with more than sixty concerts. This award was the starting signal for an international career that has taken him to the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, the National Concert Hall in Taipei, the Teatro de la República in Mexico and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. 

After positions in Lille and San Francisco, Judicaël Perroy has been teaching at the Haute École de Musique de Genève since 2020. As a sought-after teacher, Judicaël is regularly invited to give masterclasses at many of the best conservatories and universities in the United States and abroad. His students regularly win top prizes at international competitions. 

Perroy has recorded ten albums, two of which are dedicated to the works of J. S. Bach and M. M. Ponce (Naxos), as well as a recital album with works by Ourkouzounov and Bogdanović (GHA 2024).