Once again I must thank Gloria Medina for her determination to bring good music to a wider audience.  Last night I attended the second-last concert in the series of guitar concerts which she has organized: Guitarra en los Jardines de Falla.
Gloria has brought together some of the best talent around for these concerts.  Antonio Duro played mostly well-known Spanish composers and elicited warm applause and two encores.  One of the better spanish players Antonio is also a professor at the Conservatorio in Sevilla, surely the most prestigious in Andalucia.  I particularily enjoyed his Falla and Albeniz.

I had never met Antonio but knew of his teaching through some excellent players who were students of his; their sensitivity and skill are a testament to his teaching.  I hope to see the next concert on September 4 in the same venue partly because it is such a great place to spend the evening.  The concerts take place in the court of the Manuel de Falla Auditorium and the first thing you notice is the temperature, always a few degrees cooler than the rest of Granada.  The views too are spectacular and the intermission allows time to admire them if you happen to arrive with no time to spare.  This venue has another advantage in that it makes it a no-brainer to have an early bite at one of the restaurants up by the Alhambra.  Last night we opted for La Mimbre and their avocado and prawn omelette, a favourite of mine since I first ate there over 20 years ago.