Who is Alfredo Lagos
Alfredo Lagos, Jerez de la Frontera, 1971.
- Guitarist: "perfectly blends the Jerez school with the most avant-garde trends"
- Concert guitarist: His guitar has been heard on the world’s greatest stages: the Sydney Opera House, London’s Royal Albert Hall, Madrid’s Teatro Real, and the legendary Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
He began his journey as a guitarist playing for dance and, from a very young age, was sought after by the biggest names. His first tour in Japan, at 18, was accompanying the dance of Sara Baras and Joaquín Grilo. Then came Manolete, Javier Barón, Carmen Cortés, and Manuela Carrasco, for whom he composed—together with Joaquín Amador—the music for her work La raíz del grito, which premiered in 1996 at the 9th Seville Flamenco Biennial.
“Flamenco has only one school: whether you transmit or you don’t transmit“
Camarón de la Isla
Awards
Flamenco Hoy
Specialist critics’ awards: "Breakthrough Guitarist" and "Best Guitarist" 2003–2007
El Taranto
He received the important Guitar Accompaniment Award from the Peña Taranto in 2023.
Giraldillo
He received the prestigious "Giraldillo" for Flamenco Guitar from the Seville Biennial in 2020.
Copa de Jerez
He was recently awarded the Copa de Jerez for Guitar. October 2023
Early career
He has played with the greatest names in flamenco— in dance, from Manuela Carrasco to Mario Maya or Sara Baras; and in singing, from Carmen Linares or Miguel Poveda to Enrique Morente, with whom he collaborated on several recordings— as well as the piece “Granada” for filmmaker Carlos Saura in his film IBERIA, based on Albéniz’s famous suite. He is a regular guitarist for José Mercé, Estrella Morente, and, in dance, Israel Galván, among many others.
““The guitar has given me the ability to express myself to the rest of the world without using words”.
Paco de Lucía
A Journey Through Flamenco Guitar
He has received several specialist critics’ awards, including “Breakthrough Guitarist” and “Best Guitarist” for the years 2003–2007 from Flamenco Hoy magazine. And more recently, the prestigious “Giraldillo” from the Seville Biennial in 2020, and the Copa de Jerez for Guitar in 2023.
His guitar has been heard on the world’s greatest stages: the Sydney Opera House, London’s Royal Albert Hall, Madrid’s Teatro Real, and the legendary Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
With a wide range, he has collaborated with artists as diverse as Ute Lemper and the legendary Gloria Gaynor, the singer Pitingo, and the artist Rosalía.
For many critics, Alfredo Lagos is one of the most well-rounded guitarists on today’s scene, with a vision of the guitar that brings together sensitivity, creativity, and technique: “in him, the Jerez school blends perfectly with the most avant-garde trends of flamenco’s national instrument”
Original compositions
He has two albums, Metamorphosis (1997) and Punto de Fuga (2015), Universal Music.