Graduated with honors from EAFIT University, Juan Manuel is one of the most outstanding Colombian guitarists of his generation. Thanks to his great sensitivity and technical skill, he has been a multiple winner of the Banco de la República's Jóvenes Intérpretes series and has been awarded in several national and international competitions in Colombia, Brazil, Spain, Germany, Albania and Panama.
His work as a performer includes different styles, from Renaissance to contemporary music, and due to his special interest in the Latin American repertoire he completed in 2018 an exchange program at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. He is currently culminating his postgraduate studies as a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholar at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf, Germany under the guidance of Prof. Alexander-Sergei Ramirez.
As a soloist, Juan Manuel has given concerts in Colombia, Brazil, Germany, Spain and Belgium and has played at various guitar festivals, including the IV International Guitar Festival of Espiritu Santo in Vitoria, the "Viva la Guitarra" festival in Düsseldorf and the International Guitar Festival of Medellin.
Juan Manuel has received master classes with important guitarists such as David Russell, Joaquín Clerch, Alvaro Pierri, Ricardo Gallén, Judicaël Perroy, Marcin Dylla, Gabriel Bianco, among others.
Last edited: 5/2024
Juan Manuel Molano
-Comarca el Condado International Guitar Competition, II place - Spain, 2024.
-International Guitar Competition of Albania, III place - Albania, 2023.
-International Guitar Competition Jüchen, III place - Germany, 2023.
-Jóvenes Intérpretes del Banco de la República Series, multiple winner - Colombia, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018.
-Mauricio de Oliveira International Guitar Competition, 1st place - Brazil, 2021.
-International Guitar Competition Panama, honorable mention - Panama, 2019.
-National Guitar Competition Uniquindío, I place - Colombia, 2018.
-National Classical Guitar Competition "El Nogal", II place - Colombia, 2018.
-V Fernando Sor International Classical Guitar Competition, third place - Colombia, 2017.
-Concurso Jóvenes Talento de la Orquesta Sinfónica EAFIT, I Place - Colombia, 2017.
Awards
Upcoming Concerts
February 7th
Haus der Uni
Düsseldorf, Germany
April 27th
Concierto Andalúz for Four Guitars and Orchestra
Mönchengladbach, Germany
April 28th
Theater Labor
Düsseldorf, Germany
June 2th
Sankt Rochus und Sankt Genoveva Kirche
Raeren, Belgium
June 11th
Maxhaus Katholisches Stadthaus
Düsseldorf, Germany
June 18th
Partika-Saal Robert Schumann Hochschule
Düsseldorf, Germany
October 16th
Banco de la República de Colombia
Leticia, Colombia
October 18th
Banco de la República de Colombia
Ibagué, Colombia
October 23rd
Banco de la República de Colombia
Cartagena, Colombia
