Editing Leo Brouwer (section)

==Early years==
Brouwer was born in [[Havana]]. When he was 13, he began classical guitar with the encouragement of his father, who was an amateur guitarist. His teacher was [[Isaac Nicola]], who was a student of [[Emilio Pujol]], who was himself a student of [[Francisco Tárrega]]. At age 17 he performed publicly for the first time and began composing.<ref name="Whitesel">{{cite web|last1=Whitesel|first1=Tod|title=Leo Brouwer {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/leo-brouwer-mn0000245153/biography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref>

Brouwer went to the United States to study music at the [[Hartt College of Music]] of the [[University of Hartford]], and later at the [[Juilliard School]],<ref name="Whitesel" /> where he studied under [[Vincent Persichetti]] and took composition classes with [[Stefan Wolpe]].

In 1970 Brouwer played in the premiere of ''[[El Cimarrón (Henze)|El Cimarrón]]'' by [[Hans Werner Henze]] in Berlin. Together with [[Morton Feldman]], he was awarded a 1972 scholarship by the DAAD ([[German Academic Exchange Service]]) and to work as a guest composer and lecturer at the Academy of Science and Arts of Berlin. In Germany Brouwer also recorded a number of LPs for [[Deutsche Grammophon]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2876604 |title = Images for Hans Werner Henze - el Cimarrón |website = [[Discogs]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121173929/http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2876604 |archive-date=21 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www2.deutschegrammophon.com/cat/result?&PRODUCT_NR=4498722&SearchString=4498722 |title = HENZE el Cimarrón Pearson/Zoeller - Catalogue - Deutsche Grammophon |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121112617/http://www2.deutschegrammophon.com/cat/result?&PRODUCT_NR=4498722&SearchString=4498722 |archive-date=21 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.deutschegrammophon.com/cat/result |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523153824/http://www2.deutschegrammophon.com/cat/result |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-05-23 |title=Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft - Catalogue - DAVID ALAGNA Le Dernier Jour d'un Condamné Roberto Alagna, Indra Thomas, Jean-Philippe Lafont |access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2348669 |title = Images for Leo Brouwer - Werke für Gitarre Solo von Gaspar Sanz, Luis… |website = [[Discogs]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410180521/http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2348669 |archive-date=10 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="deutschegrammophon1">{{cite web|url=http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/cat/single?PRODUCT_NR=4715892&SearchString=4498722 |title=LEO BROUWER Rara - Download - Buy Now |website=Deutschegrammophon.com |date=2002-06-03 |access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://digital-library.csun.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2FIGRAdiscography&CISOPTR=297&CISOBOX=1&REC=6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422003524/http://digital-library.csun.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2FIGRAdiscography&CISOPTR=297&CISOBOX=1&REC=6 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-04-22 |access-date=2020-03-21| title=CONTENTdm Collection : Item Viewer }}</ref>