Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse

Manuel Barrueco is admired for his masterful and eloquent guitar playing, his deep musicianship, and his versatility in programming. He has performed recitals and with orchestras throughout the world, which have been featured in live broadcasts in several countries. Barrueco was born on December 16, 1952, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. He took up the guitar at age eight and did his early studies at the Esteban Salas Conservatory in Cuba. When he was a teenager, his family moved to the United States, and he went on to study at the Peabody Conservatory with Aaron Shearer. He made h...