Molina Guitar Duo - Paris! (2023)

The German guitarist Isabella Selder and Santiago Molina Gimbernat from Mexico met during their studies at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. Since 2017, in the Molina Guitar Duo, they have been united on the one hand by their common preference for chamber music and on the other hand by their enthusiasm for projects that go beyond the usual repertoire, making them one of the up-and-coming ensembles on the guitar scene. Their varied programs are characterized by their own arrangements as well as the interdisciplinary connection of literature and music. Characteristic and formative for the work of the Molina Guitar Duo is the close collaboration with contemporary composers, including Javier Farías from Chile, Gerard Drozd from Poland or Feliu Gasull i Altisent from Catalonia, whom Isabella met during her studies in Barcelona.

In addition to their artistic work as a duo, both musicians are also active as instrumental pedagogues in their own music studio (Gitarrenstudio Friedberg), where they contribute to cultural life both locally and nationally. After winning numerous prizes at national and international competitions, Isabella and Santiago are now also in demand as lecturers and jurors at guitar festivals and workshops, and also teach at the University of Augsburg in the field of music education.

The Molina Guitar Duo plays instruments made by guitar maker Kolya Panhuyzen.