Eduardo Inestal, Professor of Guitar at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf (Germany), has developed an outstanding concert career as a soloist and chamber musician. He has performed in prestigious venues across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, in countries such as Germany, Russia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, Albania, Belgium, Portugal, Cuba, Peru, and Nigeria.

Among the most significant venues where he has appeared are the Auditorio Manuel de Falla in Granada, Teatro Lope de Vega in Valladolid, Conde Duque and Fundación Juan March in Madrid, Auditorio Ciudad de León, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein and the Robert Schumann Saal in Düsseldorf, the Cologne Philharmonie, and the National Theatre of Cuba.

He has received 23 prizes in international competitions, including José Tomás – Villa de Petrer, Norba Caesarina, Villa de Aranda, Luys Milán, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm Guitar Silver, Alexander Matyaev, and New Generation.

He has premiered and recorded numerous works written and dedicated to him by internationally renowned composers such as David del Puerto, Joaquín Clerch, José María Gallardo del Rey, and Simone Iannarelli, among many others.

His discography includes several landmark recordings. La guitarra de Burgos (2012) achieved wide recognition and became the theme music for the Spanish National Radio program La Guitarra. In 2016, he released Premieres. New Music for Guitar with JSM Guitar Records, devoted to contemporary works written for him. In 2017, together with Joaquín Clerch and José Luis Morillas, he recorded the chamber music for guitar by Jean-Maurice Mourat for the IBS label; this recording was awarded the Melómano de Oro prize. His most recent recording, Cantos del rapsoda (JSM, 2026), is a monographic album of works for guitar by Spanish composer David del Puerto, all recorded for the first time.

He is the author of the book “Ars Docendi. Basic Principles of Pedagogy in Classical Guitar,” in which he seeks to fill a clear gap in the field of arts education.

He is frequently invited to give masterclasses at leading conservatories and festivals, including Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid, Mozarteum Salzburg, HfK Bremen, HfMDK Frankfurt, RCSM de Granada, Conservatorios Superiores de Jaén and Málaga, or COSCYL.

He also regularly serves as a jury member in international competitions throughout Europe and the Americas, such as those held in Havana, Madrid, Norba Caesarina, José Tomás – Villa de Petrer, Albania, Jugend Musiziert, or Nizhny Novgorod, among others.

Eduardo Inestal is an artist for Knobloch, Tonebase, and Sulayr.