CLASSICALAND FLAMENCO GUITARIST
Born in 1979 and studied classical and flamenco guitar in School of Fine Arts Francisco Laso in Tacna (Peru), at the music universities of: “Uniwersyet Muzyczny im. Kiejstuta i Grażyny Bacewiczów” in Łódź , in “Uniwersytet Muzyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina» in Warsaw-Poland and in “Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart” in Germany.
As well he studied flamenco guitar in Spain: Grant of the International University of Santander, studying flamenco guitar by one of the greatest flamenco guitar masters Juan Manuel Cañizares, and by flamenco guitar masters like Francisco Javier Jimeno, Juan Manuel Cañizares, Jesús Pimentel, José Manuel Roldan, Agustín de la Fuente, Jesús
el Guardia and José Luis Balao.
Jorge Castañeda has a vast concert experience:
POLAND:
concerts at various festivals: “Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Gitarowe” (Wrocław 2002), “Mazowieckie Spotkania Gitarowe w Twierdzy Modlin”, “Gitara i jej przyjaciele ” (Warsaw 2004), International Guitar Festival in Trzesącz (Trzesącz-Rewal 2004), “Guitar Sommer Festival” (Wrocław 2004), “XII Nieustajacy Festiwal Gitarowy w Lublinie” (Lublin 2004), “Mistrzowskie Koncerty Gitarowe w Trzebiatowie” (Trzebiatów 2005), I and II International Guitar Festival in Warsaw (2005 and 2013), IV International Guitar Festival in Grotniki (2008), International Guitar Festival “Guitar Temptation” (Jarosław 2009).
BELARUS AND UKRAINE:
International Guitar Festival “The Renaissance of the Guitar” (Minsk and Gomel 2003 and 2004), I International Guitar Festival in Kyiv.
PERU:
recitals at the National Museum of Peru, at the Peruvian-Japanese Institute, at the Polish Embassy in Peru, at the German Embassy in Peru.
LEBANON:
14 guitar recitals at the “XII Kulturfestival” (Beirut, Byblos-Lebanon 2006).
GERMANY:
Rotenburger Gitarrenwoche en (Rotenburg 2006), Gitarren Festspiele Nürtingen (Nürtingen 2006),
Internationale Gitarrentage in Vahingen an der Enz (Vahingen an der Enz 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2022), Zweite Reutlinger Gitarrennacht (Reutlingen 2012). Concerts with the “Frida Kahlo” project with German actress Suzanne von Borsody (Heilbronn, Kassel, Darmstadt, Dresden 2013-2016).
MEXICO:
3 guitar recitals at the “Festival Cultural de Mayo” in Guadalajara and at the « Séptimo festival de
guitarra » at the University of Ixtlahuaca « CUI ». Recitals in Toluca.
SPAIN and Flamenco:
I shared the stage with the following flamenco artists: Jesús Pimentel, Delia Membrive, Marta Moreno, David “El Gamba” Moran, Gloria la Cuca, Juanillorro, Pescailla de Jerez, Momo de Jerez, Antonio Sanlúcar, Ana Galan, Gonzalo de Jerez, Wilo del Puerto, Gema la Cantarota, Simon el Rubio, Paco Lara, Pepe Alconchel, Antonio Soria, Beatriz Morales, Juan de Marquez and María Martínez. Worked as an accompanying guitarist in the dance schools of Juan Parra and Ana María López in Jerez de la Frontera (2012-2017). Second guitarist of the flamenco group of the famous guitarist Agustin de la Fuente ”Agustin de la Fuente y su gente” (Jerez de la Frontera). Concerts in the following “peñas flamencas” (flamenco centers): “Perro de Paterna”
(Guadalcacín-Jerez), “Los Cernícalos” (Jerez), “La
Zúa” (Jerez), Puerto Lucero (Sanlúcar de Baratead),
“ El Mirabrás” (Fernán Núñez-Córdoba), “La Petenera” (Paterna de la Rivera). Flamenco singing accompanist at the “XXXVI Concurso Nacional de Cante Flamenco” in Benalup-Casas Viejas.
AUSTRALIA:
Concert at Diana's Reyes Studio Flamenco in Sydney with singer Antonio Soria and concert at Marina Tamayo's “Flamenco in Australia” school (Sydney 2016).
FRANCE:
Guitarist in the show of the dancer Patricio Martin “Patricio & Ballet Flamenco” at the Bouffes
Parisiens theater (Paris 2017), concerts at « Flamenco in France » (Paris 2017, 2018 and 2019), concert with Paco el Lobo and Katia Benito at the “La Terre est à nous” festival (Nanterre 2019). Numerous collaborations with Paco el Lobo, Cristo Cortés, and others. CHILE: Recital at the Rotary Club of Arica (2001).
BRAZIL:
Concert with flautist Vitor Díniz at the Cabo Branco Art Museum and at the Church of Saint Francois
(Joao Pessoa 2010). AUSTRIA: Concerts at the “Kulturverein Imst” in Imst and Innsbruck (2017).
CONCERTS WITH SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA:
Soloist with Swiętokrzyska Philharmonic Orchestra
(Poland), Sudeten Symphony Orchestra (Poland), National Symphony Orchestra of Peru (Peru), repertoire: J. Rodrigo “Fantasía para un gentil hombre”, C. Garrido Lecca “Concierto para guitarra y cuatro grupos instrumentales” and Jesus Pimentel “Almudaina, concierto para dos guitarras flamencas y orquesta synfónica”. Symphony Orchestra of Vigo 430 (Spain), repertoire: Jesus Pimentel “Almudaina, concierto para dos guitarras flamencas y orquesta synfónica”.