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Adam Holzman (guitarist)

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Adam Holzman
Born1960 (age 64–65)
New York, New York, United States
OriginUnited States
GenresClassical
OccupationProfessor
InstrumentClassical guitar
Years active1968 - present
LabelsHRH Records, Naxos
Websitehttp://www.adamholzman.net

Adam Holzman (born 1960 in New York City) is a classical guitarist. He is Professor of Guitar at the University of Texas at Austin and is The Parker C. Fielder Regents Professor in Music. Formerly he was Associate Professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa. In 1989 he joined the faculty and the University of Texas where he founded its classical guitar studio.

Holzman held the title of "Maestro Extraordinario" given by the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, where he served as artist-in-residence until 1992.

His teachers include Albert Blain, Bruce Holzman, Eliot Fisk, and Oscar Ghiglia. He was chosen twice as a student in the US masterclasses of Andrés Segovia.

He has numerous CD releases on the Naxos label and HRH Records.