Besson • Pazdera – 2024 Season
Published: 16.10.2024
Dear guitar enthusiasts, what an exciting year 2024 lies behind us!
My duo with the talented Claire Besson toured all of Germany this summer, giving a total of eight wonderful concerts. We had the honour of performing at some of the most beautiful venues with long concert traditions and for the first time also at multiple festivals.
Our tour took us from the Bamberger Gitarrentage, where we felt at home thanks to the warm organization and fantastic audience, to the renowned Venue St. Barbara in Zwickau, where we concluded this year's tour. In between, we experienced magical moments: a colorful open-air concert in Hersbruck, an intimate performance at the ACC Gallery in Weimar, and even an appearance at the young, future-oriented Modern Acoustic Guitar Festival in Bremen.
Particularly memorable for me were also our house concert in Hamburg - perhaps the most beautiful I've ever played - and our back to back performance at the Jazz Club Erfurt, where we were celebrated with standing ovations for the second time. And in Munich (Neubiberg), we experienced one of the best-organized concerts ever.
Despite the 650 km distance between us (me in Dresden, Claire in Strasbourg), it was a successful year for our duo. In the coming year, we plan to take a small creative break as we feel like it’s time to develop new ideas and compose fresh pieces. However we for sure will perform in the Autumn 2025 again and then full-time in 2026. We’re looking forward to that!
Until then, stay tuned!
Your Ladislav
