Gwenyth Aggeler

Gwenyth Aggeler is a classical guitarist whose performances have been described by the Cultural Voice of North Carolina as “full of energy” and “striking.” She is a laureate of several international competitions including first prize in the Alhambra Junior International Guitar Competition, the Peter Segal First Prize in the 2023 Philadelphia Classical Guitar Competition, and first prize in the Chicago Guitar Competition.

In 2023, Gwenyth performed for the Ex-Aequo Emerging Artists Initiative during which she premiered and recorded a piece for six guitars by Sergio Assad. She later recorded a solo piece by Assad as part of a collaboration between the composer and Knobloch Strings. She also performed on NPR’s radio program From the Top in 2019 and was featured in their livestream series.

Gwenyth began playing guitar through an extracurricular program at her elementary school. At the age of seventeen she received the CAPE Foundation Endowed Scholarship to study with Manuel Barrueco at the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University. She currently studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse with Tristan Manoukian and will be an Artist in Residence at the Fondation des États-Unis during the coming year.