Pablo Sáinz Villegas

Spanish classical guitarist

Pablo Sáinz Villegas

Born	(1977-06-16) 16 June 1977 (age 46) Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
Occupation	Classical guitarist
Website	pablosainzvillegas.com

Pablo Sáinz Villegas (born 16 June 1977) is a Spanish classical guitarist. He was born in Logroño in La Rioja Province and began his musical studies there before going on to an international career. Among his awards was the 2008 Critical Eye Award in classical music.^[1]^[2] In 2018, he was signed by the Sony Classical label. His first recording for Sony was Volver with Plácido Domingo, a collection of Iberian and Latin American songs. The production also involved arranger conductor and pianist Nazareno Andorno.^[3] Villegas has been based in New York City since 2001.

Discography

2004: “Guitar Recital”
2013: “Historie du Tango”
2015: “Americano”
2018: “Volver” – with Placido Domingo (Sony Classical)
2020: “Soul of Spanish Guitar” (Sony Classical)

References

^ La Rioja (18 May 2018). "Pablo Sáinz Villegas, Riojano Ilustre". Retrieved 15 October 2018 (in Spanish).
^ Radio Nacional de España (15 June 2012). El ojo crítico - La emocionante guitarra de Pablo Saínz Villegas. Retrieved 15 October 2018 (in Spanish).
^ Cullingford, Martin (1 February 2018). "Sony Classical signs new guitarist". Gramophone Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2018