Italian Guitarist, Andrea Roberto’s triumph in the 2019 Parkening International Guitar Competition, the world’s preeminent competition of it’s kind, has moved him into the forefront of the classical guitar world.

Andrea commenced his studies at the Giordano Conservatory at the age of 14. He went on to distinguish himself at the Maastricht Conservatory under Maestro Carlo Marchione, where he began to display his prodigious talent.

Since then, his remarkable musicianship and virtuosity have led to performances across the globe. In 2017, Andrea made debut recording, “El Viaje de la guitarra italiana” with JSG Records which has received much critical acclaim.

At the 2019 Parkening International Guitar Competition, during a sold-out final round held with orchestra, Andrea’s rich sound, polished technique, and musicality captured the Gold Medal, $30,000 Jack Marshall Prize, from this gathering of 15 of the world’s top young virtuosos. This Gold Medal Prize has secured his place firmly in the front rank of young guitarists worldwide.

Born in Oslo (Norway) in 1976. Began his guitar studies at the age of 12.
Graduated in 1999 at the Koninklijk Konservatorium in The Hague. In 2000 he received a scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and moved to Barcelona, where he completed his postgraduate studies at the Escuela Luthier de Artes Musicales with Álex Garrobé and Sadahiro Otani as teachers, obtaining a “cum laude” qualification. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Performance at ESMUC in 2020. Subsequently, he expanded his training receiving master classes from internationally renowned guitarists such as David Russel, Marco Smaili, Marco Socias, Fernando Rodriguez, Manuel Barrueco and John Williams among others.

Awarded in competitions such as the Infanta Cristina International Guitar Competition (Madrid), the José Tomás International Guitar Competition (Petrer-Alicante), the Julián Arcas International Guitar Competition (Almería) and the Alhambra International Guitar Competition (Valencia). In 2003 he won the first prize at the XIX International Classical Guitar Competition “Andrés Segovia”, which opened the doors to an international career as a soloist. Since then he has given concerts throughout the European Union, as well as in the United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, South Korea, India, Sri Lanka and Brazil.

Anders Clemens is a regular guest at the most important festivals in Norway (Bergen, Stavanger, Oslo, Røros, Gloger, Vestfold), as well as the Jeju Island Festival (Korea), the Vile de Grasse Guitar Festival (France), the Tampere Guitar Festival (Finland), Cátedra Emilio Pujol and the international guitar festival of Petrer (Spain). At these festivals he has collaborated with various chamber ensembles and soloists such as Mark Kaplan, Denise Djokic, Jean Ferrandis, Isa Gerricke, Stig Nilsson, Thomas Kjekstad and Sølve Sigerland.

Anders has been a soloist with several orchestras such as the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and others.

Artist of nordicsound label has recorded so far the following albums: Romanza (2003), Sonatas (2005), Recuerdos de Tárrega (2009), Fernando Sor “selected works” (2010), Alexander Tansman “selected works” (2018) and Manuel Ponce “selected works” (2021) receiving excellent reviews.

Anders combines his career as a concert performer with his work as a guitar teacher at the conservatory of Aragon.

Álvaro López Soriano was born in Elche, where he completed his classical guitar studies with Miguel García Ferrer at the Professional Conservatory, graduating with the highest marks in all subjects and obtaining the Professional Prize unanimously by the jury.

In 2013 he graduated from the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid under the direction of maestros Miguel Trápaga and Gerardo Arriaga. He is currently studying the Master of Guitar in Performance at the Musikhochschule in Cologne with Prof. Roberto Aussel. He has been finalist in the Concurso de Jóvenes Intérpretes del Festival de Guitarra Villa de Petrer and in the Festival de Guitarra Ciutat d’Elx, obtaining in this one the Prize of the Public. He also won the Second Prize at the XXIII Concurso de Jóvenes Intérpretes “Villa de Cox”.

In addition, he has attended advanced courses of concert players such as David Russell, Zoran Dukic, Marco Smaili, Pedro Mateo, Margarita Escarpa, Carmen Ros, Álvaro Pierri, Elliot Fisk and Ricardo Gallén.
As a camerist he has developed and continues to develop an intense work with groups such as Com Una Guitarra, the 1909 Quintet or the singer Núria Vinyals.

Alí Arango is one of the most prominent guitarists of his generation. With a virtuosity at the service of musicality and a balanced mix of subtlety and expressive power, he has conquered all types of audiences and juries. He is graduated from the Conservatory “Amadeo Rodán” (Havana) and Conservatory Liceu (Barcelona) with the highest qualification, being Winner of the Extraordinary Prize of the Conservatory Liceu between all the instruments. Parallel he studied with Maestro Antonio Alberto Rodríguez (Biki) and Maestro Joaquín Clerch. Ali Arango has received occasional lessons from Maestro Leo Brouwer as well as participated in different projects with him.

He has won 22 prizes in several guitar competitions. Among his most
important awards are:
– First Prize  and Public Prize in LII «Francisco Tarrega Competition» (Benicassim. Spain)
– First Prize, Alhambra Prize for new Spanish creation and Public Prize in XIIº International Alhambra Guitar Competition» (Valencia. Spain)
– First Prize in XXXII International Guitar Competition «Andrés Segovia» (La Herradura,
Spain)
– First Prize in XIV Concurso Internacional de la Habana. (Cuba)
– First Prize in VII International Guitar Competition «Gredos San Diego» in Madrid
– First Prize in XIII Palau de la Música Catalana Competition in Barcelona “El Primer Palau” (All Instruments and Formats)
– First Prize in International Guitar Competition “Düsseldorfer Gitarfestival” (Germany)
– First Prize XII International Guitar Competition «Miguel Llobet» (Barcelona. Spain)
– First Prize en el XXII International Guitar Competition «Andrés Segovia» ( Linares. Spain)
– First Prize in VI Encuentro Internacional de Guitarra “Norba Caesarina” (Cáceres. Spain)
– First Prize in XVII International Guitar Competition «Comarca el Condado» (Spain)

Alejandro Córdova, possesses an own style, based on the technical control exceptional gifts, equilibrium, coolness, virtuosity, musicality, and a curiosity by the knowledge, sensibility and experience tested in international settings as performer of classical music.

Is one of the main youths Mexican exponents of the Classical Guitar to National and International Level.

He was born in Cordoba, Mexico, initiating his studies with master Jesus Peña. He enters subsequently to the Faculty of Music of the University of Veracruz under the guardianship of the recognized teachers Consuelo Bolio, Massimo Gatta and Alfredo Sánchez.

He carried out studies in the Academy of Guitar Improvement “Francisco Tárrega” with master Paolo Pegoraro in Pordenone, Italy.

Graduate of the State Conservatory “Jacopo Tomadini” in Udine, Italy, where he studied the two-year Period of Specialization in Guitar with master Stefano Viola.

Former member of the Orchestra of Guitars of the Office of the secretary of Education and Culture, formed by Master Alfonso Moreno, with which carried out National and International musical tours; emphasizing the “Festival of the Palaces of Saint Petersburg, Russia”. Theater of the Museum Hermitage of Saint Petersburg; in the White Parlor of the State Museum Peterhof of the Great Palace of Peterhof and in the Theater of the Fortress of Novgorod.

His talent has been recognized by the specialized critics and he has done concerts in Italy, Spain, Greece, Russia, UK, USA, Costa Rica, and Mexico. He counts with two records, the first one recorded in London with John Taylor and the second one recorded in Seville with Contrastes records; also he participates regularly in the most important Festivals and National and International Contests.

MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS:

NOTICEABLE WINNER of prestigious national and international contests:

1. FIRST PLACE in the International Contest of Culiacan. March 2017.

2. SECOND PLACE in the International Contest of Linares “Andrés Segovia”. November 2016.

3. FIRST PLACE in the National Guitar Contest of Saltillo. July 2016.

4. FIRST PLACE and PRIZE OF THE PUBLIC in the International Guitar Contest of Barcelona “Miguel Llobet”. November 2013.

5. SECOND PLACE and PRIZE OF THE PUBLIC in the International Guitar Contest of Barcelona “Miguel Llobet”. November 2012.

6. FIRST PLACE and PRIZE OF THE PUBLIC in the 3rd International Guitar Contest of Seville. It was celebrated in Seville Spain October 26 2012

7. FIRST PLACE in the II International Contest of Guitar Gredos San Diego; Spain, celebrated in Madrid March 17 2012

8. FIRST PLACE in the XV International Guitar Festival , City of Coria; Spain, celebrated in Coria August 9 201

9. THIRD PLACE in the 2nd. International Guitar Contest of Seville, celebrated in Seville Spain, 28th. October, 2011

10. THIRD PLACE in the International Guitar Contest Agustin Barrios, celebrated in Region della Sardegna, Italy, November the 27th, 2011

11. THIRD PLACE in the IV International Guitar Contest of Culiacan, Mexico, celebrated on 9th march, 2011.

12. – FIRST PLACE on 1st. International Guitar Contest “Stefano Strata”, Pisa, Italy, October 30th, 2010.

13. FIRST PLACE in the “National Guitar Contest” Paracho, Mexico August 2010

14. PARTICIPATION AS THE FINALIST. In the “Soroptimist International D’ Italy, National Contest “Talent by the Music”,6th. Edition. Rome, Italy ,September 25-26 2009. He received Certificate of Participation to the National Selection.

15. FIRST PLACE in the “International Contest Julián Arcass” in Almería Spain, celebrated from the 24 to June 27 2009. He was declared the youngest guitarist in winning the First Place.

16. FIRST PLACE in the “International Contest “Giulio Rospigliosi”, celebrated in Lamporecchio, Italy. March 29 2009

17. FIRST PLACE AND PRIZE OF THE PUBLIC in the “”International Contest Region el Condado” celebrated in Santisteban del Puerto, Jaén, Spain, March 7 and 8 2009.

18. FIRST PLACE, in the “Cultural Festival Revueltas and First National Contest of Classical Guitar”, carried out in Durango, Mexico, on October 13th 1nd 14th, 2008.

19. FIRST PLACE, in the “Third National Contest of Interpret of Guitar “Ramón Noble”, Pachuca, Mexico, September 23th- 24th, 2008.

20. THIRD PLACE in the “”III International Encounter of Guitars and I National Contest of Guitar Xalapa 2007”, 28th April, 2007 Xalapa, Mexico.

21. FOURTH PLACE, Concorso Europeo di Chitarra Classica “Cittá di Gorizia” Prize Enrico Mercatali, 6th edition, (unlimited soloist of age), Castello Auditorium May 21, 2006. Gorizia, Italy. First Mexican and first Latin-American in obtaining in the category IV the First Place.

22. FIRST PLACE, in the “3rd Concorso Europeo di Chitarra Classica “Cittá di Gorizia” Prize Enrico Mercatali”. IV Category. (Less than 19 years) Castello Auditorium Gorizia, Italy. May 20, 2006

23. SECOND PLACE, in the “V National Contest of Classical Guitar 2006 Culiacan, Mexico7 and 8 of March 7th and 8th, 2006

24. SECOND PLACE, in the “III Contest and Festival Guitar without Borders 2005, Chihuahua”, Mexico, April 11th- 15th, 2005.

25. FIRST PLACE, in the “First International Festival and National Guitar Contest Sonora 2004”, carried out in Hermosillo; Sonora, Mexico. 25 to October 27 2004.

26. THIRD PLACE, in the “7th. International Festival and National Guitar Contest Taxco” from the 12 to July 16, 2004. Taxco, Mexico.

27. FIRST PLACE, in the “National Contest of Guitar Interpreters Paracho 2003”, August 11th- 16th 2003, Paracho, Mexico.2009.