Miriam Rodriguez Brüllová

She studied at the State Conservatory and the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (Bachelor's degree). She obtained her Master's degree in 2001 in Canada at the Université du Québec à Montréal and Université Laval in Quebec under the guidance of top guitarist Alvaro Pierri. With the same professor, she perfected her interpretive art in 2002 – 2003 as part of her postgraduate studies at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna.

As an active participant in masterclasses, she worked with world-renowned guitarists such as Abel Carlevaro, Alvaro Pierri, Luise Walker, Oscar Ghiglia, Pavel Steidl, John Duarte, Hubert Käppel, Costas Cotsiolis, Zoran Dukić, Aniello Desiderio, Laura Young.

She won top awards at guitar competitions in Slovakia, as well as in Vienna, Kutná Hora, Toroella de Montgrí in Spain, and Weikersheim in Germany.

She performed as a soloist under the baton of renowned conductors with several well-known musical ensembles, e.g., with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester, Orchestra Fondazione Arena di Verona, Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, Universal Philharmonic Seoul, Filharmonia Podkarpacka Rzeszow, Virtuosi di Praga, Talich Chamber Orchestra, Virtuosi Pragenses, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Košice State Philharmonic, Žilina State Chamber Orchestra, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic, North Bohemian Philharmonic, with the orchestras Cappella Istropolitana, Camerata Seoul and others. She also performed with the Zemlinsky Quartet (CZ), Aeoulus Quartet (USA), Kallaci Quartet (South Korea), Stamic Quartet (CZ), Mucha Quartet, Moyzes Quartet and other ensembles.

She performed in famous concert halls such as the Rudolfinum in Prague, Konzerthaus in Berlin, Seoul Art Center in Korea, Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome, Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, León de Greiff Auditorium Bogota, The House of Music Quito, Las Condes Municipal Theatre Santiago de Chile and others.

In addition to performances in Slovakia, she has played in many European countries, South and North America, Africa, and Asia. She also intensively engages in chamber music in various ensembles with leading Slovak, Czech, and Hungarian artists. She has led masterclasses at home and abroad, such as in Prague, Moscow, Lima, Pretoria, Hersbruck.

She records for Slovak Radio, PragaDigitals (France), ArcoDiva (CZ), and Pavlík Records (Slovakia). She is the initiator and artistic director of the international music festival Bratislava Chamber Guitar (since 2005), Visegrad Music Youth Academy (since 2018), Visegrad Guitar Competition (since 2015), and Bratislava Chamber Festival.

She taught at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna, and currently teaches at the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica and the Church Conservatory in Bratislava. She plays an instrument by the world-renowned German master Gernot Wagner.