Classical Guitarist and Composer Nilko Andreas has been praised as an “electrifying performer for his powerful stage presence and spontaneity that grows irresistible”. Since his Carnegie hall debut in 2009 Nilko Andreas has been captivating audiences in three continents as a soloist, chamber musician, guest lecturer and teacher. Recipient of several awards including "The Recognition Award" by the city of New York for his contributions to the Arts. He has given master classes in NY, Brazil, France and Colombia; he gave a Lecture at Columbia University, He has recorded music with multi-platinum artists and composed music for film, dance and theater. He holds a BM and MM from The Manhattan School of music. Recently he performed “Concierto de Aranjuez” in China with the Shenzhen Philharmonic and at Unesco in Paris with the Prague Philharmonic. Co-founder of the “Amazonas” series at Carnegie hall, Artistic Director at AZLO productions and the NY Latin-American Chamber Music Society