Andrew Blanch
Andrew Blanch
Andrew Blanch is considered one of the leading and most active young classical guitarists in Australia. He made his solo debut at the Sydney Opera House in 2017, which was highly acclaimed by critics, and to this day his career has taken him around the world. His debut CD Spanish Guitar Music is equally popular with listeners and critics, receiving glowing reviews and regular airplay on ABC Classic FM.
In addition to his solo work, Andrew performs both nationally and internationally in long-standing collaboration with his duo partner Ariel Nurhadi and in The José Carbó Trio with the renowned Argentine-Australian baritone. Furthermore, Andrew has participated in many chamber music performances with musicians such as mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble, tenor Diego Torre, flutists Vernon Hill and Virginia Taylor, as well as Josephine and Sandro Consantino (founding members of the New Zealand String Quartet).
Andrew has given a number of concerts with orchestra, including: Nigel Westlake’s Antarctica Suite (conducted by the composer, with the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra), Joaquin Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez (in a competition final in San Francisco), and David Eres Brun’s In nobilem memoriam in Quartell and Valencia, Spain, as part of the Festival Internacional de guitarra Maestro Joaquín Rodrigo and the Ciclo de Conciertos Memorial Gaspar Sanz.
Andrew is a graduate of the guitar class of Timothy Kain at the Australian National University and has won over ten major competition prizes, including first place at the Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition (2019), the Melbourne International Guitar Competition (2016), and the Whitworth-Roach Classical Music Competition (2015).
