Laura Verdugo Del Rey

 

Guitar
Spain

Graduated in classical guitar from the Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid, she later completed a postgraduate degree at the Autónoma University of Barcelona that she perfected with a Master's Degree in Performance at the Hogeschool Zuid Conservatory in Maastricht (Holland).

In recent years, her interest in the operation of cultural companies led her to broaden her profile with the Master's Degree in Management of Cultural and Creative Industries from the Miguel de Cervantes European University.
During the years she dedicated to her studies, she was a student of the best European teachers, including Demetrio Ballesteros, Àlex Garrobé or Carlo Marchione and, with her high qualifications; she obtained the NUFFIC scholarship from the Dutch government, the José Ramírez special scholarship from the A.I.E. and was a concert guitarist in the INJUVE music circuits.

As for his career as a performer, he has visited the main European auditoriums, Holland, Italy, Iceland, Belgium, Germany or Greece among others, and the United States. He has been a soloist with the Orquesta Ciudad de Guadalajara, Nova Cámera Orquesta de Madrid, the Orquesta Sta. Cecilia de Simpelveld (Holland), the Orquesta S.Petrus in Maastricht (Holland) or Orquesta Sinfónica Victoria López de Honduras. She has been award in different national and international competitions such as the First Prize at the Los Angeles Golden Classical Music Awards

Numerous international guitar competitions have her presence to make up the jury and give Masterclasses and her interest and respect for the
newly created work has led composers such as David del Puerto, Tomás Marco or Juan Erena to dedicate their works to her.

He has released two CDs with JSM Records, with Brisas, Preludios y Tientos para guitarra being selected as best classical music album by the Latin Grammys. Fly with me is his latest album.
Currently, she combines her work as a performer with teaching and cultural management: she is a member of the Lilith Ensemble, a professor of guitar at the Forum Musikae Higher Center for Musical Education in Madrid, and also is the founder and director of the Madrid International Guitar Festival, and of the International Music School.