  miquel llobet solÃ©s (18 october 187822 february 1938) was a classical guitarist, born in barcelona (catalonia, spain). llobet was a renowned virtuoso who toured europe and america extensively. he made well known arrangements of catalan folk songs for the solo guitar and is also the composer of original works. ==biography== some details of llobet's biography are confused and contradictory. the son of a wood sculptor, he was baptized in the month of his birth in the church of sant just i pastor on the carrer de la palma de sant just, the street where he spent his boyhood, just a few streets from the carrer gignÃ s, which (from 1884 through 1885) was the residence of his eventual teacher francisco tÃ¡rrega.phillips 2008, 23 he was trained as an artist, revealing a talent for painting, and continued to paint throughout his life. his earliest musical training was on the violin and the piano. later he received a guitar as a gift from an uncle. in december, 1889, llobet heard antonio jimÃ©nez manjÃ³n (1866â1919) give a guitar recital at the teatre catalunya in barcelona, and was inspired to seek instruction on the guitar from magÃ­ alegre.phillips 2002, 10delcamp, 2009 llobet first met, and played for, the great guitar pedagogue francisco tÃ¡rrega in october 1892. two years later he began to study with him at the municipal conservatory of music in barcelona. by his own account, his studies with tÃ¡rrega do not seem to have been based on any particular method, rather llobet would observe tÃ¡rrega play and then experiment with his techniques at home. "cosÃ¬, piÃ¹ che impararla, io sperimentavo la mia tecnica sulla chitarra". ("in this way, more than by learning it, i experimented with my guitar technique.")tonazzi 1996, 13-14 he began giving private concerts for intimate gatherings in 1898. in 1900, he met concepciÃ³n jacoby, tÃ¡rregaâs patron, who also became his own patron, helping him to launch an international career. his first public concert took place in 1901 at the conservatory of valÃ¨ncia. during that same year, he also performed at conservatories in seville and mÃ¡laga, where he was awarded the honorary title of professor. he played at the teatro de la comedia in 1902 and before the spanish royal family in madrid in 1903. in 1904 in paris llobet's first concert outside spain was presen
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