Edith Pageaud, Guitar Virtuoso in Concert (2 May 2026)

Sun, 03 May 2026 02:00:00 GMT

DIRECTIONS: Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Art

Please note the start time of 7:00 p.m. for this concert.

Guitar Virtuoso Edith Pageaud in concert

with a Prelude performance by Alan Chen

Edith Pageaud is the first-prize winner in the Drôme de Guitares competition, the Roland Dyens International Competition, the Florence International Guitar Competition, and the Rust International Competition “Alirio Diaz” in Austria.

She attended the City Conservatory of Paris under Gérard Abiton and earned her Diplôme d'Etudes Musicales in classical guitar at age 14. She also studied with Gérard Verba and also studied philosophy before returning to music full-time.

Pageaud today teaches classical guitar in France. In addition to her performing career, she arranges piano repertoire by Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Brahms, among others.

Prelude performer Alan Chen

Alan Chen, age 19, attended the summer guitar workshop at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2024 and 2023, studying with renowned teachers including Sergio Assad and Meng Su. Alan is a longtime ensemble performer and has been coached by Rob Watson, Patrick O’Connell, and most recently Angelica Artelt, with whom he also studies privately. He began the guitar at age seven, under the instruction of Matthew Fish. Outside of guitar, Alan enjoys playing racket sports and trying new restaurants with friends.

Villa-Lobos: Prelude No. 5

M.M. Ponce: Andante espressivo from Sonata Romántica

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Edith Pageaud, Guitar Virtuoso in Concert (2 May 2026)