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Andrew Blanch is recognised as one of Australia's leading young classical
guitarists. He made his solo recital debut at the Sydney Opera House in
2017 to critical acclaim and to date his career has taken him around the
world. His debut CD Spanish Guitar Music "secured this young musician's
place amongst a glittering Australian classical guitar constellation" (Limelight
Magazine).
In addition to his work with the The José Carbó Trio, Andrew's 2018 engagements include: concerto soloist in Nigel Westlake's Antarctica Suite with the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra
conducted by the composer, invited artist to perform and adjudicate at the 3rd Biennial New Zealand Guitar
Competition in Wellington, and a solo European tour including concerts in the UK, Italy and Spain, where he is a
featured artist performing and giving masterclasses at the Festival Guitarra Maestro Joaquin Rodrigo.
Andrew is a graduate of Timothy Kain's renowned guitar class at Australian National University and won ten major
competition prizes including First Place in both the Melbourne International Guitar Competition (2016) and the
Whitworth-Roach Classical Music Competition (2015). (www.andrewblanch.com)
María Eugenia Nieva’s life has been shaped by music from an early age.
She began her training at six at Niños Cantores de Mendoza, joining the
choir at nine and touring across Latin America as both a soloist and
ensemble member. She later completed a Musical Artistic Baccalaureate
with a focus on Choral Conducting.
She began university studies in Choral Conducting at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo before moving to Buenos Aires to study Musical Theater. She went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Music, specialising in classical voice, from the Universidad Nacional de las Artes (2020), performing as a soloist in choral symphonic works. During this time, she sang with the Bach Akademie choir in Stuttgart, Germany, and later completed a postgraduate degree in Higher Education.
In Argentina, María Eugenia has collaborated with pianists Leonardo Pitella and Lautaro Michaux, performed at festivals including the Festival de los Caminos del Vino, and appeared with the Orquesta Barroca de Mendoza. She performs regularly with guitarist Andrew Blanch; together they have toured extensively across Australia and presented more than 70 concerts throughout the United States.
In Australia, she has appeared at the Lyrebird Festival, Moonbird Festival,
Adelaide Guitar Festival, and Art Song Canberra, and performed as a
soloist in the Noël Noël series with the Brandenburg Orchestra.
Passionate about education, she has worked as a vocal coach and led a
children’s choir at the Dr. Humberto Notti Children’s Hospital in
Mendoza, in collaboration with Smile Train.
(mariaeugenianieva.com)
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