CARLOS

RESTREPO

Carlos Restrepo is a musician who thinks in the finest nuances of sound and lets a colorful kaleidoscope of colors and impressions sound like a painterly sound.
He is a musician who can represent tonal structures in a vivid and highly differentiated manner, and it is not surprising that the music of Johann Sebastian Bach is particularly close to his heart. Transcriptions for guitar of Bach’s most important solo works are an integral part of Carlos Restrepo’s core repertoire and he keeps discovering new facets in these works and hidden things become visible.
This ability and the urge to discover what is hidden and complex in Bach’s music and to present it tonally in complex polyphonic forms is only very rarely encountered in musicians of his generation.
It was an absolute enrichment for our cultural association and an inspiring experience to have presented this fantastic musician at our concerts.

David bUNT

chairman - Haus der Kultur Freiburg e.V.

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BIOGRAPHY

Carlos Restrepo, born in Cali, Colombia, is among the most versatile guitarists of his generation. Classically trained, he currently lives and works between Kaiserslautern and Stuttgart, Germany. 

His playing combines passion, subtlety, and expressive depth with technical brilliance. Musicality and virtuosity merge into a distinctive artistic voice that has captivated both audiences and critics alike. As a refined and compelling performer, he is recognized for the emotional intensity and clarity of his interpretations. 

A central focus of his artistic work is the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Carlos Restrepo has created his own guitar transcriptions of Bach’s Sonatas for Solo Violin, which are scheduled for publication in collaboration with the renowned guitarist and arranger Tilman Hoppstock. As a dedicated interpreter of Bach’s music, he continuously explores its expressive possibilities on the guitar, expanding established techniques and developing new dimensions of sound. 

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