A prize-winning classical guitarist, Andrew Blanch earned a B.M. degree with first-class honors from the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, studying under Timothy Kain and Minh Le Hoang. Highlights of his career include playing solo in matinee and evening soirées at the Sydney Opera House’s Concert Hall as part of the ‘Encore’ series. In 2010 Blanch won first prize at the Sydney Eisteddfod Classical Guitar Competition and in 2013, he won fourth prize at the 15thInternational Guitar Competition of Sernancelhe, in Portugal. Recently, he won the inaugural Whitworth Roach Classical Music Competition 2015, open to all instruments.

Blanch regularly performs with duo partner Callum Henshaw and is a founding member of the Llewellyn Guitar Quartet. He is currently undertaking a performance PhD at ANU.