Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Marco Sartor is a top prize winner in numerous international competitions, and has performed solo and chamber music recitals in three continents to critical and public acclaim. He has appeared with orchestras such as the Allentown Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Regional Orchestra of Chile and Sodre Orchestra of Uruguay.

His debut solo recording for Fleur de Son Classics, “Red,” has received rave reviews and been broadcast on national radio. Marco is also featured on Marc Regnier’s GRAMMY-Nominated album “Radamés Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works for Guitar” on Dorian Sono Luminus.

Marco Sartor is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. As an increasingly sought-after teacher, he has been invited to give master-classes in universities and conservatories in the USA, Uruguay and Argentina. He has started the guitar programs at the Carnegie Mellon Music Preparatory School in Pittsburgh and the Charleston Academy of Music in Charleston, SC.

Marco is currently completing his Doctoral Residency at Yale University. He has received degrees from the College of Charleston and Carnegie Mellon University. His teachers include Robert Ravera, Mario Paysee and Eduardo Fernández in Uruguay and Marc Regnier, James Ferla and Benjamin Verdery in the USA.