Magnus Andersson (7)

Swedish classical guitarist and guitar instructor specializing in contemporary music. He studied at the Trinity College of Music, London, and at the Viotti Music Academy in Vercelli, Italy. In 1984 Magnus Andersson founded the guitar class at the International Summer Courses for New Music in Darmstadt (Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik), where he taught until 1996. He teaches at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, is a founding member of the innovative chamber music group Ensemble SON and was artistic director of the 2006 and 2008 Stockholm New Music Festival. He has performed the premieres of numerous important contemporary works including compositions by Brian Ferneyhough, Sven-David Sandström and others, many of which were written for him. Born June 29, 1956.