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A virtuoso guitar player, René Izquierdo, with his refined instrumental technique and exquisite taste with his interpretations, will take us all through a musical journey to hear some of the best and most representative guitar scores created by generations of Latin American composers.

René Izquierdo, a native of Cuba, graduated with a degree in guitar performance from the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory and Superior Institute of Art in Havana, Cuba. In the United States, Mr. Izquierdo earned a Master of Music and an Artist Diploma degrees from Yale University, School of Music, where he studied with Benjamin Verdery.

Mr. Izquierdo is a recipient of numerous awards. He is a winner of JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Competition in 2004, Extremadura International Guitar Competition, Schadt String competition, Stotsenberg International Guitar Competition among others.

He is currently a professor of classical guitar at the Wisconsin State University in Milwaukee and an active solo performer and chamber musician. Rene has studied with Leo Brouwer, David Russell, Shin-Ichi Fukuda, Eli Kassner, Pepe Romero, Angel Romero, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, David Starobin, Eduardo Fernandez, Jorge Morel, Robert Beaser and Anthony Newman among others.

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