David Russell, unser Foundationmitglied, gewinnt den Grammy Award 2005 in der Kategorie „Best Instrumental Soloist Performance“ (without Orchestra). Wir gratulieren David ganz herzlich zu diesem großartigen Erfolg und wünschen ihm, dass er noch viele Grammys gewinnen möge. Diese Auszeichnung beweist eindrucksvoll, dass die klassische Gitarre ein sehr großes Potential an Popularität besitzt und es lohnt, sich diesem wunderbaren Instrument ausgiebig zu widmen. Es ist die Kombination von Virtuosität, Musikalität und Persönlichkeit des Künstlers, die solch einen großen Erfolg ermöglicht. David wird den zahlreichen Nachwuchsgitarristen als Vorbild dienen und die Kraft geben, den oft als unpopulär und anstrengend geltenden Weg des Erlernens der klassischen Gitarre nicht zu verlassen.

http://www.grammy.com/awards/grammy/47winners.aspx#30 (Category 100)

Antwort-Email von David und Maria:

Thanks to everybody in the Hauser Guitar Foundation.This is what happened.
When David was nominated in the beginning we were thrilled with happiness. We decided that we would go to L.A. to the ceremony just for fun thinking that he had very little chance of winning, considering the greatness of the other four musicians in his category.
By luck we were sitting in the first row, dressed handsomly and enjoying the ceremony, while being nervous and anxious inside... Then the moment came.

FOR BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST PERFORMANCE THE NOMINATIONS ARE:

AIRE LATINO
David Russell

DEBUSSY: IMAGES; ÉTUDES
Pierre-Laurent Aimard

PLETNEV PLAYS SCHUMANN
Mikhail Oletnev

SHOSTAKOVIC: PIANO WORKS
Vladimir Ashkenazy

YSAYE: SONATAS FOR VIOLIN SOLO, OPUS 27
Thomas Zehetmair

The man on stage said: AND THE GRAMMY GOES TO... He opened the envelop and...

AIRE LATINO
DAVID RUSSELL....

David jumped off his chair and on stage he was in a jump...
He was given the Grammy award and he started his acceptance speech: I am overwhelmed...
And on my chair, I couldn't stop crying... I couldn't believe it.

We honestly never talked about the possibility of winning the award and, when it happened, we felt as if we had hit the jackpot (not knowing necessarily how we would feel in that case, as it never happened to us: the jackpot).

We just arrived home just now, after two days of celebrations, and our friends came to the airport with banners and all the TV cameras and local newspapers were there to greet us... It was an unbelievable welcoming home feeling...

We just feel that we want to share our happiness with everybody...

A big hug,
David and Maria.

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet gewinnt Grammy 2005

Die Mitglieder der Hermann Hauser Guitar Foundation gratulieren auch dem
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet zum Grammy 2005.

http://www.grammy.com/awards/grammy/47winners.aspx#30 (Category 105)

http://www.LAGQ.com


14.02.2005