Some people are simply born to make music: someone like Mozart or the Cuban guitar player and composer Joaquín Clerch. (Klassieke Zaken) His works for guitar have been recorded by internationally renowned guitar players. Since 1999, Prof. Joaquin Clerch has been teaching general and master guitar classes at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Dusseldorf. In 1993, Clerch taught together with Elliot Fisk at the Mozarteum and later at the Musikhochschule in Munich
Some people are simply born to make music: someone like Mozart or the Cuban guitar player and composer Joaquín Clerch. (Klassieke Zaken)
His works for guitar have been recorded by internationally renowned guitar players.
Since 1999, Prof. Joaquin Clerch has been teaching general and master guitar classes at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Dusseldorf. In 1993, Clerch taught together with Elliot Fisk at the Mozarteum and later at the Musikhochschule in Munich
„Joaquín Clerch is probably one of the world’s—if not the— leading guitar players of his generation.“ (Eliot Fisk)
“Guitar playing of the highest standard: Clerch’s virtuosity was dazzling, and yet his subtle musicality remained in perfect harmony with his enviable technical skill. He is undoubtedly one of the best guitarists of his generation and a truly great figure in today’s guitar world.” (Diario Cordoba)
The Cuban guitar player was born on August 8, 1965 in Havana, where years later he was awarded one of the most prestigious art awards granted by the Cuban government, “Orden por la Cultura Nacional.” He studied guitar, music and composition ... (more)
Music soothes the soul; the virtuoso coaxes from his instrument sounds that caress the soul. Westfälische Rundschau
Joaquín Clerch is not only a master of his instrument with a subtle grasp of technique, but also a sensitive interpreter – a virtuoso and poet alike. Debussy once said: „The music is not in the notes, but between them.“ Clerch’s playing revealed the possibilities for interpretation and for enriching sounds that follow from this realisation. Badische Neueste Nachrichten
Guitar playing of the highest standard: Clerch’s virtuosity was dazzling, and yet his subtle musicality remained in perfect harmony with his enviable technical skill. He is undoubtedly one of the best guitarists of his generation and a truly great figure in today’s guitar world Diario Cordoba
Joaquin Clerch is a guitarist of serious musicality, and his way of phrasing is just as expressive as his sound.” El País, Madrid
Expressive and exceedingly concentrated, Clerch effortlessly filled the concert hall of the Alte Oper with evocative music with a southern flair. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
His subtle playing, his profound and genuine inspiration, and his masterful virtuosity convinced the audience of the remarkable mastery which makes him one of the best guitarists of our time.” Juillet Musical d`Auline, Belgium
The lyrical raptures of the Aranjuez’ Adagio became as limpid as the waters of a mountain lake. The soloist’s interpretation of this movement was so overwhelming that one almost forgot to breathe. Siegener Zeitung
It is a long time since we have heard a more beautiful or more unspectacularly exciting guitar recital. Stuttgarter Nachrichten
