Alejandro Rodriguez - Classical Guitarist

Biography

Alejandro Rodriguez is a classical guitarist pursuing a Professional Studies Diploma program at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Jason Vieaux, a world-renowned guitarist, Grammy winner, and the youngest Guitar Foundation of America competition winner.

Alejandro was born in Mexico City and moved to Houston, Texas in 2006, when he began learning the guitar. However; it was not until 2014 when he began studying classical guitar with Nicaraguan guitarist and pedagogue Dr. Isaac Bustos at Texas A&M University. He graduated with a BA in Music in May 2016, and during his time at A&M he competed for the first time in a guitar duo at the Brownsville Guitar Ensemble Competition and won first prize. Since then, Alejandro has worked committedly in his career as a professional guitarist. He recently earned a Master of Music degree in Classical Guitar Performance from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, under the instruction of Cuban virtuoso Rene Izquierdo.

Alejandro won the 2019 James Stroud Competition, took fourth place at the 2019 Appalachian State Solo Guitar Competition, and has been a finalist at the 2017 Wilson Center Guitar Competition and the 2018 Schubert Club Competition, where he received honorable mention. He has also performed at masterclasses with renowned guitarists like Alvaro Pierri, Zoran Dukic, Aniello Desiderio, Raphaella Smits, Adam Holzman, among others. His repertoire includes composers like Bach, Rodrigo, and Dyens, as well as South American composers like Villa-Lobos, Barrios, and Lecuona. Alejandro has also collaborated with flamenco musicians, displaying great versatility with the guitar.

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