Composer, Musician, Teacher

...as an outstanding guitarist, composer of his own pieces and a great teacher. Joaquín Clerch stands alone in this combination. He is one of the really, really great ones. (Deggendorfer Zeitung)

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, Germany ... read more

Echo Klassik Award 2009 für Joaquin Clerch

Cubadisco Música de concierto 2012 für Joaquin Clerch

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„Music is man freed of himself“
(José Martí)

Discography

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)

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Biography

The Cuban-born guitarist was born on 8 August 1965 in Havana, where years later he received one of the Cuban government's highest artistic awards, "La orden por la cultura nacional". It was there in Cuba that he studied guitar, music and composition and completed his studies at the University of the Arts ... read 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