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Berta Rojas, extraordinary classical guitarist from Paraguay was born in Asuncion, Paraguay, September 23. She started to play guitar at the age of 7 on an instrument handed from her older brother who also played the guitar.

Her first guitar teacher was Felipe Sosa.
She attended the Escuela Universitaria de Musica in Uruguay, where she studied under Eduardo Fernández, Mario Paysee, and Abel Carlevaro privately.

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At the Peabody Conservatorium in Baltimore she obtained a master’s degree in music under the tutelage of Manuel Barrueco and Ray Chester. Finally she obtained a Graduate Performance Diploma for which she studied under Barrueco and Julian Gray.
Today Berta Rojas ranks among today’s most important names in classical guitar world and holds a Master's Degree in Music from Baltimore's prestigious Peabody Conservatory.

She's also a professor of guitar at George Washington University and the Washington Conservatory of Music both in Washington DC where she