Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Marco Sartor is a top prize winner in numerous international competitions including First Prizes in the Schadt String Competition, Texas Guitar Competition, and the JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition.

He has performed extensively across the USA and appeared as a soloist with the Allentown Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Washington PA and Carnegie Mellon Chamber Orchestras.

Marco has also performed and was featured in radio and television broadcasts throughout Spain, Germany, Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay to both critical and public acclaim.

As an increasingly sought-after teacher, he has been invited to give master- classes in a number of universities and conservatories in the USA, Uruguay and Argentina. He has started the guitar programs at the Carnegie Mellon Music Preparatory School in Pittsburgh and at the Charleston Academy of Music in Charleston, SC, where he currently serves as a faculty member.

Marco Sartor received degrees from the College of Charleston and Carnegie Mellon University. He studied with Robert Ravera, Mario Paysee and Eduardo Fernandez in Uruguay and Marc Regnier and James Ferla in the USA.

Current projects include the recording of his debut CD for the Fleur de Son label and upcoming performances with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the SODRE Orchestra in Uruguay.

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