Manuel Barruecos

Classical guitarist and professor at the Peabody Conservatory.

Internationally recognized as one of the most important guitarists of our time. His mastery, of a very personal style, is frequently described as that of a superior and elegant musician, with a seductive sound and uncommon lyricism. He began playing guitar at the age of eight in Santiago de Cuba, his native city.

He has dedicated his career to bringing the guitar to the most important musical centers in the world, touring throughout the United States and highlighting his international tours in the most prestigious halls, the Royal Albert Hall in London, Musikverein in Vienna, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Philharmonie in Berlin, Teatro Real in Madrid, and Palau de la Música in Barcelona.

He has made many recordings for EMI. Notably his recording of the Concierto de Aranjuez, with Plácido Domingo as conductor and the "Concierto Barroco," with Víctor Pablo Pérez and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, receiving a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Classical Recording.

He collaborated with the London Symphony in the album "Manuel Barrueco plays Lennon & McCartney"

He began studying guitar at age eight at the Conservatorio Esteban Salas y Castro in Santiago de Cuba, his native city. In 1967 he moved to the USA where he continued his studies in Miami, later in New York and finished them at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland; where he won the first competition organized by that institution and currently is part of the classical guitar faculty, where he directs an annual master class held during the month of June and attended by students from around the world.

His intense international activity leads him to perform each year in the most important music capitals, among which stand out: New York, Los Angeles, London, Milan, Rome, Monaco, Madrid, Barcelona, Chicago, Seoul, Copenhagen, Athens, Taipei, Singapore, Hong Kong, Munich, etc.

In the world of classical guitar he is internationally recognized as one of its most prominent exponents in recent years

Discography
CHACONNE–A Baroque Recital Tonar 21015 (2012)
Music of Bach, Scarlatti, and Weiss.

TÁRREGA! Tonar 01201 (2010)
Works and arrangements of Spanish composer Francisco Tárrega.

VIRTUOSO GUITAR DUOS Tonar 90801 (2009)
With Franco Platino
Music of Ibert, Falla, Granados, Albeniz, Rodrigo, Piazzolla and Assad for two guitars.

SOUNDS OF THE AMERICAS Tonar 81201 (2008)
(LATIN GRAMMY AWARD for Inca Dances: Best Classical Contemporary Composition)
With Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Music of Aaron Kernis, Michael Daugherty, Gabriela Lena Frank and Roberto Sierra for guitar and string quartet. Daugherty and Frank are world premiere recordings.

TANGO SENSATIONS Tonar 80215 (2008)
With Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Music of Guastavino and Piazzolla for guitar and string quartet.

SOLO PIAZZOLLA Tonar 70715 (2007)
(GRAMMY NOMINATION: Best Instrumental Soloist Performance)
Music of Astor Piazzolla for solo guitar.

CONCIERTO BARROCO Koch KIC-7497-8 (EMI 5-57786-2 in Europe) (2005)
(LATIN GRAMMY NOMINATION: Best Classical Recording)
Guitar concertos by Roberto Sierra, Arvo Pärt and Antonio Vivaldi,
Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Víctor Pablo Pérez cond.

NYLON & STEEL Angel/EMI CDC 56941 (2001)
Guest Artists: Al Di Meola, Steve Morse and Andy Summers.

¡CUBA! Angel/EMI CDC 56757 (1999)

CANTOS Y DANZAS Angel/EMI CDC 56578 (1998)
Guest Artists: Barbara Hendricks, soprano and Emmanuel Pahud, flute.

RODRIGO: MANUEL BARRUECO PLACIDO DOMINGO
Angel/EMI CDC 56175 (1997)

MANUEL BARRUECO: J. S. BACH SONATAS Arr. Barrueco
Angel/EMI CDC 56416 (1997)

MANUEL BARRUECO PLAYS LENNON & McCARTNEY
Angel/EMI CDC 55228 (1995)
MANUEL BARRUECO
Discography cont.

PORTRAIT From Bach to Lennon/McCartney
Angel/EMI CDC 55315 (1994)

SOMETIME AGO
Compositions by Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Paul Simon and Lou Harrison
Angel/EMI CDC 55039 (1994)

MANUEL BARRUECO PLAYS GRANADOS & FALLA
Angel/EMI CDC 54456 (1993/1997)

MANUEL BARRUECO PLAYS ALBÉNIZ & TURINA
Angel/EMI CDC 66574 (1992/1997)

ANNIE LAURIE
The King's Singers and Manuel Barrueco guitar.
Angel/EMI CDC 54904 (1991)

MANUEL BARRUECO PLAYS BACH & DE VISÉE
Angel/EMI CDC 66575 (1990/1997)

MOZART: DUETS FOR FLUTE AND GUITAR
Manuel Barrueco guitar and Ransom Wilson flute
Angel/EMI CDC 54102 (1990)

JOHANN STRAUSS II, AN DER SCHÖNEN BLAUEN DONAU
With The King's Singers and Friends
Angel/EMI CDC 54057 (1990)

MANUEL BARRUECO PLAYS BROUWER, VILLA-LOBOS & ORBÓN
Angel/EMI CDC 66576 (1989/1997)

MANUEL BARRUECO PLAYS MOZART & SOR
Angel/EMI CDC 66578 (1988/1997)

MANUEL BARRUECO PLAYS DE FALLA, PONCE, RODRIGO
Angel/EMI CDC 66577 (1987/1997)

MANUEL BARRUECO: 300 YEARS OF GUITAR MASTERPIECES (3 CD SET)
VOX BOX 3 CD3X 3007 (1991)