Francisco Luis

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"XTC46FF strings present a beautiful deep and round color on the basses, as well a bright and clean tone on the trebles. The lack of noise on left-hand shifts is remarkable. In addition, the strings are quite comfortable to perform in, for left-hand positions as well for the right-hand timbre."

PRODUCTS Francisco Luis USES

HARD TENSION, XT DYNACORE/CARBON COATED CLASSICAL GUITAR STRINGS

$19.99

EXTRA HARD TENSION, XT COMPOSITE/NYLON COATED CLASSICAL GUITAR STRINGS

$16.99

ABOUT Francisco Luis

Winner of more than 30 international prizes, Francisco Luís is considered one of the most acclaimed artists of his generation. He started his studies at the age of 10 at the Conservatory of Caldas da Rainha with Professor Luís Roldão. After studying for 5 years in his hometown, Francisco was admitted to the Music School of the National Conservatory in Lisbon, where he studied with Eurico Pereira. In addition to his focus on solo playing, Francisco also studied basso continuo with Helena Raposo, and learned analysis and compositional techniques with the composers Daniel Schvetz and Eurico Carrapatoso. Francisco proceeded with his academic path in Maastricht Conservatorium, where he began his bachelor's degree with Carlo Marchione. After finishing with distinction, Francisco moved to Den Haag, where he completed his master's degree in the Royal Conservatory with Professor Zoran Dukic. In 2023, Francisco Luis made his debut in Central America, playing as a guest artist and lecturer at Mexico's famous International Guitar Festival in Saltillo.

At age 25, Francisco Luis has played in several renowned halls around Europe. In 2015 he interpreted the emblematic Concierto de Aranjuez by J. Rodrigo with the symphonic orchestra from the National Conservatory of Lisbon, in the Cinema/Theater Sao Jorge. Francisco has also performed in more than 10 different countries, including some of the most important venues such as Musikverein (Wien), Casa da Música (Porto), Palácio da Ajuda (Lisbon), Parkstad Limburg Theaters (Heerlen), and more.

Francisco Luis has been awarded at several international competitions, including 20 first prizes. He has made several professional recordings in acclaimed studios, notably Siccas Guitars, in Karlsruhe (Germany) and Galerie de Luthiers in Lyon (France). Francisco is also an official artist on the channel Resonant Connections Media (Netherlands), owned by Michael Ibsen (Canada) and Steven den Toom (Netherlands), where he not only recorded solo but also his own arrangements of pieces by Fauré and Schubert (The Hague Guitar Duo).