Having been described as “technically flawless,” David Manzanares-Salguero is a multi-award winning classical guitarist from Houston, Texas. David has been a finalist and has won first prize in many competitions, including but not limited to the Philadelphia Guitar Competition, Southwest Guitar Symposium, Florida Guitar Festival, Columbus Guitar Symposium, and the Houston Classical Guitar Festival. Some of his most recent notable performances include performing Vivaldi’s Concerto in A Major with the Peabody Concert Orchestra in Baltimore, MD and having been invited to perform at the Home of the Spanish Ambassador in Washington D.C. 

One of David’s passions is sharing his music with the community through outreach concerts. From 2021-2022, David was a performer for the Music for a While program at Peabody, aiming to bring music to the Johns Hopkins Hospital. David now has gone on to become the Musician in Residence at the Edenwald Senior Living Community where he performs and curates concert programs on a weekly basis for the independent and assisted living communities.

David is also passionate about finding ways to make higher education more accessible for low income students. He recently won the competitive Launch Grant from the Peabody Institute to fund the creation of “For the Future,” a college readiness program that guides high school classical guitarists facing financial barriers through the college application process.. 

As a supporter and performer of new music, David has collaborated with a variety of composers, particularly those from underrepresented communities, to create new works for solo guitar and guitar ensemble. Recently, David received a Peabody Launchpad Grant to commission underrepresented composers to write guitar duets for the Mina Duo, a guitar duo he started with Gwenyth Aggeler. They will also be recording these commissions for an upcoming album, aiming to “give a voice to communities that are unheard.”

As well, David has been awarded several scholarships to study and perform at many summer music programs like the Brevard Music Center, Boston Guitar Festival and most recently having received a full scholarship to attend the Aspen Music Festival. 

An avid teacher, David has taught many students whose ages range from 6 to 60. Since 2021, David has been faculty at the Summer Guitar Conservatory in Houston, Texas where he conducted and coached beginner to advanced level guitar ensembles. David also was invited to teach for the P.A.L.S. Program at the Aspen Music Festival in 2022. 

David has performed in masterclasses for Manuel Barrueco, Zoran Dukic, Grisha Goryachev, Adam Holzman, Sharon Isbin, Lorenzo Micheli, David Russell, Benjamin Verdery, and Jason Vieux.

David received his Bachelor’s of Music at the Peabody Institute of Music studying with Dr. Thomas Viloteau. In the Fall of 2024, David will continue his studies at Peabody pursuing a Master’s of Music studying with Professor Manuel Barrueco.