Ignacio Rodes

As first prize winner of five international competitions, including the prestigious "Andrés Segovia", "Francisco Tárrega" and "José Ramirez" competitions, Ignacio Rodes is internationally recognized as one of the best guitarists of his generation. He is a professor at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Alicante and academic director of the master's course in classical guitar at the University of Alicante. 

Since his brilliant debut at the Wigmore Hall in London in 1986, he has been invited to international festivals in most European countries, the USA, the Far East and South America. 

He has performed as a soloist with renowned orchestras worldwide and his discography includes five CDs released by Opera Tres, Fundación de Música Contemporánea and EMI Classics. 

Many internationally renowned institutions such as the Manhattan School of Music, the Yale School of Music and the Boston Conservatory have invited Ignacio Rodes to give master classes in the USA. He has also been able to pass on his knowledge and skills to the next generation in Mexico, Egypt, Denmark and Finland 

Soundboard Magazine, USA writes: "Rodes was a revelation" and Excelsior in Mexico praises: "In the hands of Ignacio Rodes, the expressive possibilities of the guitar are infinite".