Kellner Winy (1974)
Mexico
Guitarist and composer.
English
Winfried (Winy) Kellner began his guitar studies at the University of Guadalajara. Later on he moved to Dortmund, Germany and graduated with distinction in music education under the mentorship of Professor Werner Kämmerling.
Perfection of technical studies included lessons from Thomas Kirchhoff and Hubert Käppel.
Winy Kellner taught Music Theorie and Guitar (2002-2004) at the Hochschule f. Musik in Dortmund. He also studied composition in Germany with Jörg Birkenkötter and Professor Tilmann Claus and edited his works.
In 2004 he finished a degree in music performance (Konzertexamen) under the Canadian guitarist Dale Kavanagh. Since then he has enjoyed a substantial career as a concert soloist and composer and had already appeared in countries like Germany, Canada, England, USA and in important concert halls in Mexican cities, as well as working as guest advisor for radio and newspapers.
Today Winy Kellner lives in Guadalajara and manages the music department of the Mexican – Northamerican Cultural Institute. He is a faculty member of the Music Conservatory at the University of Guadalajara.
In 2007 Winy Kellner won the first Prize to compose a guitar concert for the city of Guadalajara. He is co - founder of the 1st Guitar Festival and Guitar Competition of Guadalajara Mexico 2006 and he is a member of the Union of Composers GEMA in Berlin, Germany.
Web: http://www.winykellner.com/en/bio/ (2009)
Perfection of technical studies included lessons from Thomas Kirchhoff and Hubert Käppel.
Winy Kellner taught Music Theorie and Guitar (2002-2004) at the Hochschule f. Musik in Dortmund. He also studied composition in Germany with Jörg Birkenkötter and Professor Tilmann Claus and edited his works.
In 2004 he finished a degree in music performance (Konzertexamen) under the Canadian guitarist Dale Kavanagh. Since then he has enjoyed a substantial career as a concert soloist and composer and had already appeared in countries like Germany, Canada, England, USA and in important concert halls in Mexican cities, as well as working as guest advisor for radio and newspapers.
Today Winy Kellner lives in Guadalajara and manages the music department of the Mexican – Northamerican Cultural Institute. He is a faculty member of the Music Conservatory at the University of Guadalajara.
In 2007 Winy Kellner won the first Prize to compose a guitar concert for the city of Guadalajara. He is co - founder of the 1st Guitar Festival and Guitar Competition of Guadalajara Mexico 2006 and he is a member of the Union of Composers GEMA in Berlin, Germany.
Web: http://www.winykellner.com/en/bio/ (2009)