​“Julia is a natural talent whose sensitivity and elegance give her interpretations a freshness that captivates all who listen to her”
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Ricardo Gallén
​“A brilliant guitarist and ravishing musician who fascinates her audience thanks to great creativity and spontaneously ignited temperament – her playing combines sound culture, rhythm, timeless poetry and instrumental elegance.”
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Thomas Müller-Pering
About
Julia Villarroel is an international artist whose musical career began at a very young age in her home country. She has performed hundreds of concerts as a soloist, in ensembles, in guitar duos, and with orchestras throughout South America and Europe. In recognition of her extensive artistic trajectory, she was named a Member of the Culture House of Ecuador in 2016 and was honored as a Cultural Ambassador by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Culture.
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She pursued her higher education in Spain under Prof. Margarita Escarpa, graduating in 2021 with the highest honors and receiving a Matrícula de Honor. Her final thesis, titled "History of Academic Guitar in Ecuador," also received top marks. In 2021, she began her master’s studies at the Franz Liszt School of Music in Weimar with Prof. Thomas Müller-Pering, completing the program with the highest distinction. She is currently continuing her artistic development through the prestigious Konzertexamen program under the guidance of Prof. Ricardo Gallén.
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Thanks to her distinguished career, she has been awarded the Deutschlandstipendium and Charlotte-Krupp Stipendium scholarships annually. Her project “Salgado en seis cuerdas”, an album featuring transcriptions of Ecuadorian music by Luis H. Salgado, was funded by the Neue Liszt Stiftung. Both the album and the accompanying scores were published in Spain.