BIO & PRESS

Finn Elias Svit plays works for solo guitar by e.g. Bach, Sor, Giuliani, Tárrega, Villa Lobos, Granados, Barrios, Ponce, Brouwer and modern Danish composers such as Per Nørgaard, Flemming Weis and Mogens Christensen as well as the guitar concerts by i.a. Vivaldi, Rodrigo.
Finn Elias Svits' special interest in chamber music has contributed to participation in a large number of chamber music projects with both Danish and international musicians in many ensembles, here especially with the violinist Jochen Brusch. In addition to the evening concerts, the collaboration with Jochen Brusch has resulted in more than 1200 concerts for Danish school children. Programs such as - "The Animals in Music", "Around the world in 45 min", "Niccolo Paganini a witch master on violin", "Classical with Brusch and Suite" m.m. have all been a great success. Finn has then played guitar duo with names such as Prof. Bernard Hebb, Prof. Michael Tröster, Leon Frijns, Maria Linnemann and Petko Genkov. Most recently, Finn has toured with the Trio Brandt, Petersen and Svit.
The tours have taken him to most European countries as well as to the United States, Mexico, Thailand, and China. In addition to giving master classes at international guitar festivals, he has been a jury member at many international guitar competitions.
Finn has, since 1996, been chairman of and is the initiator of the Aalborg International Guitar Festival and has received the Pakhus Prize for this work. In 2006, he was named artist of the year in Skørping Municipality for his work with the dissemination of classical music for children. Finn Elias Svit also have experience as leader of Mariagerfjord Art School and has been a board member of Sangens Hus since and are now a board member of Danish Guitar Society.
REWIEVES :
DANISH GUITAR SOCIETY: Review of Guitar Treasures:
“.. Tárrega is nicely represented with two of the most well-known pieces: Capricho Árabe and Lagrima, as well as 3 of the less well-known preludes. Finn delivers an unsentimental, passionate version of "Capricho Arabe" at a fresh tempo. "Lagrima" and the all-too-rarely played preludes are served quite simply and very beautifully…
In general, Finn Elias Svit's guitar playing is that you as a listener feel that he has something on his mind and his sense of the essence of music. Technically, he has the craft in order, but it is never who is in the foreground…”
MUSIKBLATT:
"It is very beautyfull how Finn Svit realized the polyphonic structure of Cutting's
Pavanne"... "Svit played very objectively but never dry..."
AALBORG STIFTSTIDENDE:
"... Finn Svit gave an excellent and varied recital which contained compositions from
different eras..."
DIE NORDDEUTCHE
”…You could lean back and dream listening to Barrios, Tarrega and Albeniz. After
five encores Finn Svit left a satisfied audience…”
HECHINGEN TAGESBLATT.
”…Tarrega´s music has found an important interpetator…..”
ZEVENER ZEITUNG
”..In both soloparts by Dowland and Turina the guitarist showed sovereignty …”



Discography:
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“Treasures for Violin and Guitar" with Jochen Brusch (violin), Gega New (Bulgaria).
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"More Treasures" for violin and guitar with Jochen Brusch (violin), Gega New (Bulgaria).
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"Guitar Impressions" for guitar duo with Bernard Hebb (guitar) for Gega New (Bulgaria).
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"Over the years" - Bernard Hebb and his students - as a special guest.
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"Hommage aux Danmark" for violin and guitar with Jochen Brusch, Classico.dk
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"Finn Svit and Friends", with Bernard Hebb, Bernd Ahlert, Kalli Kastori, Jochen Brusch, Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen, Petko Genkov and others, Gega New (Bulgaria).
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”J. S. Bach for violin and guitar” with Jochen Brusch, Classico.dk
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"Schubert & Paganini" with Jochen Brusch, Trekel Records.de
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"Baroque Treasures" for violin and guitar with Jochen Brusch, FES RECORDINGS.
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"Animals in Music" for violin and guitar with Jochen Brusch, FES RECORDINGS.
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"Guitar Treasures" a solo double Album including Vivaldis famous Guitar Concerto in D with orchestra.
