AGUIRRE, RAFAEL (b 1984 )

Born in Málaga in 1984, Rafael Aguirre began his musical studies at the age of seven in Málaga Conservatory. He studied with Teresa García de Candido, Manuel Jesús Pérez Vela, Miguel Tojar and Javier Chamizo, always receiving the highest marks, and attended master-classes with Joaquín Clerch, Leo Brouwer, David Russell, Manuel Barrueco and Roberto Aussel. Winner of the Pujol, Arcas, Tárrega, Sor and Guerrero international competitions, he has played with the Málaga Young Philharmonic, the Robert Schumann Hochschule Symphony Orchestra, Almería Symphony Orchestra, the Valencia Collegium Instrumentale and the Andalusian Youth Orchestra. Since 2004 he has been studying with Joaquín Clerch at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. In 2007 he made his début recording for RTVE Musica.

Guitar Recital: Aguirre, Rafael - SOR, F. / IBERT, F. / POULENC, F. / OHANA, M. / RAUTAVAARA, E. / VILLA-LOBOS, H. / CLERCH, J. / TARREGA, F.	8.572064