Andrés Madariaga Corvalán, born in Santiago, Chile, has received more than 35 awards throughout his musical career in major national and international competitions across countries such as Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Greece, Japan, Portugal, Thailand and U.S.A. Among these are first prizes at the Vital Medeiros Competition (Brazil, 2009), the A. Montovani Competition (Italy, 2018), the Asia Guitar Competition (Thailand, 2017), the Amarante International Guitar Competition (Portugal, 2018), the NRW Guitar Prize (Germany, 2022), and the Spanish Guitar Competition in Tokyo (Japan, 2024). He also received second prize at the Miami International GuitART Competition (USA, 2021), as well as the Rising Star Competition at the Guitar Festival at the University of Rhode Island (USA, 2021). Additional accolades include third prize at the Spanish Guitar Competition in Tokyo (Japan, 2023), and fifth prize at the Tokyo Guitar Competition (Japan, 2022).

Andrés has performed as a soloist both in Chile and internationally, appearing in concert halls and venues in cities such as Amarante, Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Bad Kissingen, Bangkok, Madrid, Mexico City, Morelia, Milan, New York, São Paulo, Salzburg, and Tokyo.

He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Guitar Performance from the Austral University of Chile in 2011 and completed his Master of Arts at the Mozarteum University in 2016, studying under the guidance of Marco Tamayo. Alongside his formal education, Andrés has refined his artistry with renowned guitarists including Leo Brouwer, Ricardo Gallén, Hubert Käppel, Joaquín Clerch, and Eliot Fisk, as well as celebrated lutenists Eduardo Egüez and Hopkinson Smith. He also studied chamber music in Salzburg with harpist Stephen Fitzpatrick (Staatskapelle Berlin).

As an educator, Andrés served as a professor at the Austral University of Chile from 2011 to 2012 and has given masterclasses in countries such as Chile, Mexico, Italy, and Thailand. He is also deeply committed to outreach and music education, particularly through bringing classical guitar to students in remote and underserved areas of Chile. Since 2013, he has performed over 150 educational concerts across the country.

Andrés has been awarded scholarships from the Cultural Council of Chile, Becas Chile (Conicyt), and the Fundación Guitarra Viva Ernesto Quezada, which supported the production of his debut solo album Sonata Romántica. His latest album, An Idea, released in October 2022, has surpassed 10 million streams, and he currently has around 300,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. His new EP, Autumn’s Gaze, recorded in New York, was released in the winter of 2023.

In 2023, Leo Brouwer, one of the most acclaimed living composers for the guitar, wrote and dedicated the Sonata No. 9 for solo guitar to Andrés. In 2024, Brouwer also composed Danza Estival, a piece for guitar and harp duo, in his honor.

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