Biography
Oscar Salazar Varela was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, where he began to study at the conservatory of music. Later he went on with his vocational training at the renowned Faculty of Music of the University of Veracruzana in the town of Xalapa, Mexico.
Oscar studied classical guitar with Alvaro Pierri at the Université du Québec à Montréal, where he got a B.A. in classical performance and a master’s degree in film music composition.
In 2004, he won the second prize at Guitarra sin fronteras, a nationwide guitar competition held annually in the state of Chihuahua. He won the Cleofás Villegas prize in the same competition.
He has performed in many cities in Mexico and Canada in solo recitals as well as in ensemble instrumental music performances. He has appeared on radio and television.
He also participated in several recordings of classical guitar and Latin-American popular music. In addition to classical music, Oscar Salazar has performed throughout his career in many popular musical styles, such as Mexican and Latin-American traditional music.
In the last few years, he has been exploring with passion both spheres of film and concert music composition.
