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| Cecilia Siqueira |
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| Born in Paysandú, Uruguay on the 29th of March 1982. | |
| Started her guitar studies when she was 6 years old with her parents, Raquel Franco and Julio Siqueira. Later she continued with Hugo Acosta. | |
| Currently she continues her studies with the recognized Master César Amaro. |  |
| She has performed in Master Classes with great guitarists such as David Russell, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Luz Maria Bobadilla, and Palestras with the Brazilian Henrique Pinto and Belgian guitarist Boris Gaquere. | |
| She studies Harmony, Counterpoint, Composition with the Uruguayan composer Diego Legrand. | |
| From 1997 started her dense artistic activities including several presentations in Uruguay (Treinta y Tres, Pando, Paysandú, Montevideo, Mercedes, Salto, San José, Colonia, Durazno, Tacuarembó), Argentina (Paraná, Entre Ríos, Córdoba), Alemania (Frankfurt, Lilienthal, Neustadt), with great success. | |
| At present she is to perform many concerts in Uruguay, Germany, Italy, Brazil, and Argentina. | |
| She shared the stage in 2 opportunities, playing with Cacho Tirao in the best theaters of Uruguay. | |
| She has made many important television presentations (S.O.D.R.E., Canal 10, Teledoce, Montecarlo, etc.). | |
| The 20th of October 2001 her first CD was released in Germany. | |
| Prizes | |
| The 30th of November 1997 she won the first prize in the "Primer Concurso Nacional de Guitarra" organized by the "Centro Guitarrístico del Uruguay". | |
| The 27th of July 2001 she won the first prize in the "Tercer Festival y Segundo Concurso Internacional de Violao PRO-MÚSICA/SESC" in Caxias do Sul - Brasil. | |
| Distinctions | |
| When she performed a concert in "Sala Vaz Ferreira", she obtained the title "Revelation 1997". | |
| The "Intendencia de Paysandú" -City Hall- (1998) gave her trophy for her relevant artistic performance. And in the same year she had another recognition when she participated in the cycle "Music and Musicians". | |
| In the "Tercer Festival Internacional de Guitarra de Montevideo" she received the distinction of "Honor al Mérito". | |
| The 12th of October 2001 the "Intendecia Municipal de Paysandú" - City Hall- and "Todos por Uruguay", organized for Uruguayan Precedence made a concert called "EN CONCIERTO, Homenaje a Cecilia Siqueira Franco". | |
| Critics | |
| "Siqueira and her poetic passion for the guitar,
her lyricism, her program selection, her technique, is another sign of an artistic
refinement ..." J. García Dantaz (El Telégrafo) 1998 |
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| "She is only 17 and is a virtuoso of the six strings" Eduardo Lemes (Quinto Día). 1999 |
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| "... At present the best thing is to save many
adjectives for the future because We are sure she will give arouse to talk ..." J.H.D. (El País). 2000 |
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| "Cecilia Siqueira, Musician Ambassadress of South
America" Hans-Joachim Brandt (Osterholzer Woche) Germany. 2001 |
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