Miguel Angel Girollet

Miguel Ángel Girollet (1947–1996) was an Argentine classical guitar virtuoso. His music is characterized by a large repertory that covers music of the sixteenth century up to the contemporary era. During the 70s he formed part of the renowned Martínez Zárate String Quartet. He was born in Buenos Aires in 1947 and died in Madrid in 1996.

Girollet studied at the Juan José Castro Conservatory in Buenos Aires with teachers Graciela Pomponio and Jorge Martínez Zárate, with whom he later cooperated on the Martinez Zárate String Quartet after Eduardo Frasson's retirement. Afterwards he continued his training privately from 1970 to 1972 with Abel Carlevaro and Ljerko Spiller.

Miguel Angel Girollet did countless numbers of concerts in large European and American theatres.

In his native Argentina he did several concerts throughout his career in the San Martin Theatre, the Colón Theatre, the Cervantes National Theatre, the President Alvear Theatre, as well as in theatres in smaller cities in the country. In addition he performed solos on several occasions in the National Symphony Orchestra.

Girollet visited almost all the countries in America and performed solo acts in the majority of the National Orchestras in South America, among them are the Chile and Bogotá Philharmonic, the Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador and Medellin and the National Chamber Orchestra of Montevideo.

In the United States he performed, among others, in the DAR Constitution Hall and the Hall of the Americas of the OAS in Washington, in the Modern Art Museum of San Francisco and three times at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Much of Girollet's professional activities were done in France, as well as the majority of his awards were earned in this country. He played in prestigious halls, such as the Maison de Radio France, in the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux and in the Cortot Hall of the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. He also formed part of the Fourth International Festival of Paris. On several occasions he also visited Switzerland, Greece, England, Italy, Sweden and Belgium. Spain paid him much tribute and Girollet was presented in several cities of the peninsula and several times in the National Music Auditorium in Madrid. In 1986 he visited West Germany to participate in the Sixth Week of the Guitar in the city of Aschaffenburg.

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