Kristian Del Cantero

Guitarist and Composer

716 602 9486
kdguitarman@gmail.com
136 Claremont Avenue #909
New York, NY 10027

Biography
Born in Hamilton, Canada in 1998, Kristian Del Cantero is a guitarist, composer, and
teacher whose performances and studies have taken him across North America and Europe.
He has won top prizes in major international guitar competitions throughout Europe, United
States, and Canada.
 
Kristian currently studies privately with Sharon Isbin, and at Manhattan School of
Music with David Leisner. In the summer, Kristian studies on scholarship at the Aspen
Music Festival and School.

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 As a performer, Kristian has captivated audiences in major concert halls throughout the
world.  This past November, Kristian made his European concert debut, playing a recital at
the Antwerpen Gitaar festival. The previous year he received First Prize at the International
competition.  He has performed in renowned spaces such as the Sweelinckzaal in
Amsterdam, Mazzoleni Concert Hall in Toronto, Oscar Peterson Hall in Montreal, The
Sanderson Centre in Brantford, and Louis P. Ciminelli Recital Hall in Buffalo. In 2015,
Kristian received first prize in the Guitar Montreal International Youth Guitar Competition.
He has also earned first prize this year at the OMFA Classical Guitar Competition in Ontario,
as well as a top prize in the Buffalo International Youth Guitar Competition.

Apart from performing, Kristian is an avid composer and teacher. Last year, Kristian
released his first album entitled Lumos, a compilation of his own compositions and
improvisations. Kristian recently wrote a piece for Canadian guitarist Steve Cowan, entitled
“Fantaisie no. 1”. Prior moving to New York, Kristian taught privately and had many
students in Amsterdam. In the summer, Kristian teaches many students at the Aspen Music
Festival school, from ages 6-40.
 
After playing in Antwerp, Belgium, Jan Depreter, director of the Antwerpen Guitar
Festival, commented that Kristian played with “mature intensity…keep your eyes and ears
out for this young man!” After Kristian’s debut recital in the Sanderson Centre, the Brantford
Expositor described his playing as “High-Calibre Entertainment”. Kristian has had the
pleasure of playing concerts for the Guitar Society of Toronto, the Guitar Society of Brantford,
Guitar Montreal, and many other organizations across Canada and Europe. Kristian’s playing
has also been reviewed in Classical Guitar Magazine, the Hamilton Spectator, and Brant
News. Kristian also loves to collaborate with other musicians, having played with singers,
flutists, violinists and orchestras. Before moving to Amsterdam, Kristian studied guitar with
Patrick Feely, as well as studies with Robert Hamilton at the Royal Conservatory of Music in
Toronto.

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 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Private Music Teacher (July 20-August 20 2018)


Aspen Music Festival and School

Kristian taught 12 guitarists aged 6-18 (4 hour of lessons per week) for one month in Aspen,
CO.
Private Music Teacher (September 2016-Present)

Amsterdam, NL

Kristian taught guitarists in Amsterdam aged 12-40 a few hours per week.

Private Music Teacher (July 20-August 20 2017)


Aspen Music Festival and School

Kristian taught 12 guitarists aged 6-18 (2 hours of lessons per week) for one month in Aspen,
CO.
Music Programmer (Summer 2016)

Brebeuf Summer Camp, Rockwood, ON

Kristian worked as a music programmer for Camp Brebeuf. Duties included creating
musical/educational activities for kids in different age groups aged 6-17.

Camp Counsellor (Summer 2015)


Brebeuf Summer Camp, Rockwood, ON

Kristian worked as a camp counsellor at Camp Brebeuf summer camp. Duties included being
responsible for a group of 8-10 boys, programming activities, making sure they were well fed,
and other responsibilities needed to live for a week at a summer camp. Kristian is first-aid
trained and is able to operate high ropes and a rock-climbing wall.

EDUCATION

Manhattan School of Music (August 2018- Present)


Kristian is currently studying at Manhattan School of Music on an exchange semester abroad,
studying with David Leisner. He also studies privately once a month with Sharon Isbin at the
Juilliard School.

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 Conservatorium van Amsterdam (September 2016-present)

Kristian is currently studying with Johannes Moller in his 2nd year of a BM degree.

Aspen Music Festival and School (July 20-August 20 2017)


Kristian Del Cantero studied for one month at the Aspen Music Festival and School, a music
performance and orchestra academy in Aspen, CO. He studied with renowned professor
Sharon Isbin, head of guitar department at the Juilliard School.

Aspen Music Festival and School (July 20-August 20 2016)


Kristian Del Cantero studied for one month at the Aspen Music Festival and School, a music
performance and orchestra academy in Aspen, CO. He studied with renowned professor
Sharon Isbin, head of guitar department at the Juilliard School.

Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School

(September 2012- July 2016) Kristian received his High School diploma (with
distinction).

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS


First-Aid Trained (St. John’s Ambulance First-Aid Training, 2016)


Able to operate the following computer programs at an efficient and high level:

-Adobe Photoshop -Final Cut Pro X -Adobe Premiere -Microsoft Word -Pages (Apple) -
Numbers (Apple) -Garageband (Apple) -Finale
-Sibelius -Musescore

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 REFERENCES

Johannes Moller
johannes@johannesmoller.com
Previous GFA winner, head of guitar dept at Amsterdam
Conservatory

Patrick Feely
pat@patfeely.com
Previous teacher, Head of Guitar Dept at McMaster University

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