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Kristian
Kristian Anderson (b.1974) is an accomplished concert guitarist having performed in Europe and across North America. Critics have hailed his performances, describing his talents as “showstopping” (dallasmusic.com) and encompassing “prodigious virtuosity” (Soundboard). Kristian is a three-‐time gold medalist at various international guitar competitions and has received an array of teaching assistantships and scholarships awarded by Florida State University (DM), Arizona State University (MM), and the University of North Texas (BM). His primary teachers include esteemed pedagogues Bruce Holzman, Frank Koonce, Thomas Johnson, and Alan Johnston. His has also studied under guitar luminaries Oscar Ghiglia, Leo Brouwer, Roland Dyens, Odair Assad, among many more.
An experienced educator, Anderson has taught at Florida State University and Arizona State University, and has held adjunct professorships at the University of North Texas and Thomas University. He now regularly gives master classes, adjudicates competitions, and is invited to lecture at schools and festivals on the art of practicing.
As a composer, he has written and arranged several pieces for solo guitar, guitar duo, and guitar quartet. Most recently, his solo piece “Improvisation” was published in Soundboard magazine.
Kristian currently lives with his wife in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he heads guitar studies at North Hennepin Community College and is on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Guitar Society. In addition to his prolific classical guitar life, he also enjoys a thriving career as a theater musician, performing approximately 400 shows a year throughout the Twin Cities.
Visit his personal site at kristiananderson.net.