Austin Wahl is a native of Minnesota who has won prizes at a dozen competitions in the US and Canada, and has performed in a range of prestigious masterclasses for legendary guitarists such as Leo Brouwer, David Russell, Sharon Isbin, Lorenzo Micheli, and Roland Dyens, among others.

He began studying classical guitar at the age of 5 with Alan Johnston, a founding member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, and subsequently earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester NY where he is currently completing his Doctoral Degree in music performance.

In addition to his classical guitar playing, Austin enjoys many other styles of music.  He won the 2009 youth division of the Minnesota State Fair Bluegrass Flatpicking competition and has performed in a bluegrass band masterclass for internationally known banjoist Bela Fleck. At age 14, he built a fully functional electric guitar (dubbed the ”Wahl-o-caster” with a body of solid purpleheart, which weighed in at nearly fifteen pounds! In addition to his guitar prowess, Austin has led the bass section of the Mount Hope World Singers in Rochester.

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