Michio Woirgardt

Guitarist and composer Michio can be seen touring Europe and Japan on a regular basis and in varying formations.
He has been invited to various prestigious national as well as international flamenco festivals, for example the Spanish “Festival de Jerez 2007”: he was the first foreigner to be invited there to present his own programme.
From time to time, however, Michio feels he has to go back to his classical roots (he holds a concert diploma from the Conservatory in Vienna). In 2007, for instance, he staged Joaquín Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez” as a soloist together with the Loh Orchestra Sondershausen.
Michio has won numerous prizes in international competitions such as “open strings 1998”, the first international guitar competition in Osnabrück. He also was awarded the second prize at the fourth international competition “Voice & Guitar” in Völklingen in 2010.
Under the label “Alameda Production” and distributed by “Galileo MC”, he has already recorded three solo CDs, which made it to the top 10 of the American “Global Rhythm” charts.
Apart from his prolific activites as a guitarist, he also works as a composer and stage musician in the contemporary dance theatre and ballet scene.
Michio’s artistic work includes commissioned pieces for both the film industry and for different classical ensembles.