Camilo Pajuelo Valdez is a Peruvian musician and researcher. He has studied guitar performance at the National Conservatory of Music of Lima, and has received his Master of Arts from the University of Helsinki. He is currently working towards his doctoral degree at the Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies (Musicology) of the University of Helsinki.
Besides his musical activity as guitar soloist, he has developed his career as a chamber musician. Thus, has founded and performed with ensembles such as the trio Zumbayllu, the guitar quartet Temple Diablo, the duo Fueye Trinador, and the Grupo Ondú. At present, he is performing, among other bands, with the duo Cantares and also cooperates with the Ensemble Wirakocha.
In the framework of a project of investigation and raising awareness about Andean Guitar, he has worked as an assistant in workshops conducted by Peruvian guitarists Raúl Garcia Zárate, and Manuelcha Prado Alarcón and worked on systematizing this repertoire. He has collaborated with several events to promote its dissemination and made various publications including a DVD tutorial on techniques and tunings of the Andean guitar.
Furthermore, he has taught at the National Conservatory of Music, the National School of Folk Arts “José María Arguedas”, the Catholic University of Lima, and as a visiting lecturer at University of Helsinki and the University of Valladolid in Spain. He has also worked as a guitar teacher at the Sibelius Academy (Global Music Department, University of the Arts Helsinki) and the Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH-FRIMA).
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Camilo teaches guitar lessons in Spanish, English, and Finnish at ISM Finland. To set up a trial lesson with Camilo, please contact us.