Mariano Aguirre

Mariano Aguirre is an international performing artist and teacher. He currently teaches Classical guitar and music theory at the Mannes College and the Brooklyn Music School, where he has taught since 1996. Mr. Aguirre has over twenty years of teaching experience and among other schools he has taught in the U.S. at the Queens Music School and The Sunset Park School of Music in New York City and in Mexico at the Centro de Investigación y Estudios Musicales (CIEM) in Mexico City. Among Mr. Aguirre students are international competition prize-winners and students that have been awarded full scholarships at prestigious conservatories.

Mariano Aguirre began his classical guitar studies at the Estudio de Arte Guitarrístico of Manuel Lopez Ramos in Mexico City. He later continued at the private studios of Mexican guitarists Julio Cesar Oliva and at Mexico's National University with professor Juan Carlos Laguna. In 1994, Mr. Aguirre moved to New York City after being awarded a scholarship to study at The Mannes College of Music in New York City, where he received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees.  Upon graduation Mr. Aguirre was the recipient of the Gregory Award for Excellence in Performance given by The New School University. Among his teachers in the U.S. have been Fred Hand, Michael Newman and Benjamin Verdery.

Mr. Aguirre has performed solo recitals in the United States and Mexico, recent engagements include, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, The Noon Concert Series at the Trinity Church, Music from Good Shepherd and Music in Chelsea. He has appeared at many festivals, including the Young Artist Series at the Aspen Music Festival, the Warwick Music Festival in New York, Mexico's National University and the Centro Nacional de las Artes. As a chamber player, he performs regularly with the voice and guitar ensemble Duo Cantabile www.duocantabileny.com and is a cofounder of the Six Hands Guitar Trio with whom he has recorded on the Vienna Modern Masters label.