Alberto Guerrero

Antonio Alberto García Guerrero ( born February 6, 1886 in La Serena, Chile, † November 7, 1959 in Toronto ) was a Chilean- Canadian composer, pianist and piano teacher. He taught at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada and is primarily known as a piano teacher of the world famous Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.

Student

As a prominent member of the music circles in Santiago and later the Toronto Conservatory of Music Guerrero influenced generations of students in Chile, Canada and beyond. What follows is only a selection:

  • William Aide
  • John Beckwith
  • Helmut Blume
  • Gwendoly Duchemin
  • Ray Dudley
  • Dorothy Sandler Flick
  • Jeanette Fujarczuk
  • Glenn Gould
  • Myrtle Rose Guerrero
  • Stuart Hamilton
  • Paul Helmer
  • Horace Lapp
  • Gordana Lazarevich
  • Pierrette LePage
  • Jean Lyons
  • Edward Magee
  • Ursula Malkin
  • Bruce Mather
  • John McIntyre
  • Gordon McLean
  • Gerald Moore
  • Oskar Morawetz
  • Arthur Ozolins
  • George Ross
  • Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson
  • Oleg Telizyn
  • Malcolm Troup
  • Neil Van Allen
  • Rush Watson Henderson
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