Ricardo Gallén

Ricardo Gallén was born in Linares, Jaén, in 1972 and began to play the guitar at the age of four, making his first public appearance a year later. He entered the Linares Conservatory when he was ten, studying with the composer Tomás Villajos Soler, and continuing his studies in the conservatories of Jaén, Córdoba, Madrid and Granada, as well as participating in master classes. He studied the guitar and early music at the Salzburg Mozarteum and at Munich University. A prize-winner in many national and international competitions, he has appeared as a recitalist and soloist in Spain and throughout Europe, as well as in Cuba, Mexico and the Middle and Far East, with masterclasses in many countries.

His recordings include highly acclaimed performances of concertos by Rodrigo and other releases for Naxos. Ricardo Gallen has received over twenty international prizes, including: First Prize at the 32nd Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition, 1997, in Markneukirchen, Germany; First Prize and a Special Prize for the best interpretation of the works of Enrique Igoa at the 14th Andres Segovia International Classical Guitar Competition, 1998, held in La Herradura, Granada;

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First Prize at the Fourth Alhambra International Guitar Competition, 1998; First Prize and the Special Audience Prize at the 33rd Francisco Tarrega International Guitar Contest, 1999; First Prize and five Special Prizes (Best Interpretation of a Cuban work, the Leo Brouwer Special Prize, the Cuban National Union of Writers and Artists Musicians Association Prize, the Music Recording and Publishing Company Prize, and the Cuban Radio and Television Institute Prize) at the 11th International Guitar Competition held in Havana, Cuba in 2002.

Ricardo Gallen is Professor at the University of Extremadura in Spain and Assistant Professor of Professor Elliot Fisk at University Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.