Rodrigo Riera, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rodrigo Riera

Venezuelan composer

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1923

Place of Birth: Carora, Lara, Venezuela

Date of Death: 19-Aug-1999

Profession: composer, guitarist, classical guitarist

Nationality: Venezuela

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Rodrigo Riera (19 September 1923 – 19 August 1999), was a Venezuelan guitarist and composer.
He wrote a vital and important body of works for the guitar, inspired by and dedicated to the rich musical legacy of his region in the Lara state (Capital city: Barquisimeto) in Western Venezuela, displaying a loving nationalism that led him to be associated with the work of Antonio Lauro but with a technique that is more accessible to beginners and intermediate guitar players. He was also an important educator of the classical guitar.
Many guitarists active today studied with him in the 1980s and 1990s. Lastly, he had an important career as a concert guitarist, but his recordings are relatively scarce and hard to find.