Alirio Diaz

Venezuelan guitarist, Alirio Díaz, was taught to play the guitar by one of his uncles and from the age of ten he was capable of playing popular tunes with other amateur musicians.
In 1950 the Venezuelan Government awarded Alirio Díaz a scholarship to continue his guitar studies at the Conservatorio in Madrid. That same year he performed his first guitar concert in Europe
In 1951 he went to Siena (Italy), seeking to study with Andrés Segovia at the Accademy Chigiana.
Alirio Díaz has performed all over the world combining baroque music with the works of modern Latin American composers, such as Lauro and Barrios Mangoré.

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