According to a press release, the Weis Center’s spring season kicks off with Pablo Giménez Spanish Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Jan 31 in the Weis Center Concert Hall.

Giménez is a flamenco and classical guitarist who performs as a soloist, in chamber music ensembles and as an accompanist for flamenco dance and song. He is also the artistic director and guitarist of the Pablo Giménez Spanish Ensemble and the Corazon de Granada flamenco company.

Giménez holds degrees in classical and flamenco guitar from the Conservatory of Granada and the Conservatory of Córdoba, respectively. Additionally, he has studied at Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with guitarists David Martínez, Oscar Ghiglia and Paco Peña.

Giménez performed his solo Spanish guitar repertoire at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center in New York in 2016. The show, Inspired by Flamenco, has also been performed in China, Taiwan, Poland, Germany and Spain. In 2017, he was awarded the Young Granada Prize for Art by the Instituto Andaluz. That same year, he formed the trio, Corazon de Granada, which made its world debut at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Tickets can be reserved by calling 570-577-1000 or online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice. Tickets are also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).

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