Armando Rodríguez Ruidíaz
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| Born | 1951 (age 65–66) |
| Origin | Havana, Cuba |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, instrumentalist, professor |
| Instruments | Guitar, bagpipe |
| Labels | EGREM, C. Alan Publications |
| Website | armandorodriguez |
Armando Rodríguez Ruidíaz (born 1951) is a Cuban composer, guitarist, professor and bagpiper.
Armando Rodríguez Ruidíaz was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1951. He studied musical composition with José Ardévol and Roberto Valera at the National School of Arts and the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana.
He also studied classical guitar with renowned professors Marta Cuervo and Isaac Nicola at the National School of Arts. Most recently, Rodríguez has studied the Galician bagpipe.
After graduating in 1972, Rodríguez served as professor of guitar at the Esteban Salas Conservatory in Santiago de Cuba. In 1975 he was designated as professor of guitar and music theory at the National School of Arts, in Havana, where he served until 1980.
The music of Rodríguez was performed in his native Cuba by numerous performers and ensembles that included the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba and the Cuban National Ballet.
In 1985, Rodríguez established his residence in the US and since then his compositions have been performed by renowned individual artists and ensembles of critical acclaim such as the Philadelphia-based Relâche Ensemble, saxophonist Miguel Villafruela, double bassist Luis Gómez-Imbert, pianists Roberto Urbay, Max Lifchitz and Beatriz Balzi, as well as guitarists Flores Chaviano and Carlos Molina, in events as the Bang on a Can Festival in New York City, Las Primeras Jornadas de Música Contemporánea de Sevilla, Spain, the São Paulo Biennial in Brasil, the Latinamerican and Caribbean Music Forums and the Subtropics Festival in Miami, Florida.
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