Takuya Okamoto was born in 1992 in Urayasu (Japan) and began his first guitar lessons at the age of ten with Yasufumi Hiratsuka and Masashi Shinohara. He studied with Alvaro Pierri at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Austria) and completed his master's degree in 2018 with unanimous top marks. He has received numerous awards at international competitions […]
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Jan Depreter – Antwerp (Belgium), is one of the most successful guitarists of the younger generation. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with Zoran Dukic (graduating with distinction), and continued his studies with D. Russell, M. Barrueco, among others. He is a winner of many international competitions in Belgium, Spain, Italy, Japan, and more. He has performed concerts as a soloist with orchestras around the world (from Japan and the Americas to Europe and […]"
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Florian Palier (Klagenfurt / Graz) Studium bei Álvaro Pierri an der Musikuni Wien, Abschluss mit Auszeichnung. Langjährige Assistenz bei A. Pierri. Er ist Gewinner zahlreicher 1. Preise bei nationalen und internationalen Gitarrenwettbewerben. Konzerte, Rundfunk- und TV-Aufnahmen führten ihn in viele Länder Europas, nach Japan, Russland und die USA. Er nahm für Institutionen wie etwa die […]
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Hugo Fernando González (Austria/Venezuela) studied guitar and composition in Venezuela and Austria (with L. Witoszynskyj). He has attended masterclasses with M. Barrueco, A. Pierri, A. Díaz, among others. He has made radio and television recordings and performed concerts in many countries. As a composer, he has been very successful: commissions for La Strada, Styriarte, and others, 1st Prize at the VII International Guitar Competition "Kutná Hora 94". CD production for Juan Diego […]
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Melanie Hosp graduated from the Music High School, the Conservatory of Innsbruck, and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, where she studied guitar pedagogy and concert performance with Álvaro Pierri, completing all degrees with distinction. She is a prizewinner at national and international competitions and has received scholarships from the Thyll/Dürr Foundation and the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation. She has performed concerts in China, Taiwan, Lebanon, the Czech Republic, England, Albania […]
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Johann Palier studied at the University of Music in Graz and is a laureate of the International Guitar Competition in Volos (Greece). He has an active concert career and has appeared in numerous radio and television broadcasts across Europe, Asia, and Central America. He has released nine CDs featuring solo guitar and chamber music; his latest CD is Violarra – Saitenspiel. As part of the duo Violarra with Johanna Bohnen (Bruckner Orchestra Linz), he performs regularly. He also serves as a lecturer and juror at major international guitar festivals and competitions, with many notable achievements […]
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Since their youth, guitarists Christina Schorn-Mancinelli and Yvonne Zehner have shared a deep friendship. They deepened their musical connection at the Mozarteum University. This symbiosis is reflected both in their interpretations and in their repertoire. Both musicians share a passion for social as well as artistic engagement. The music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods is particularly close to their hearts […]
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