Born in Bucharest, Ana Maria Iordache is a leading Romanian classical guitarist of her generation. She has performed as a soloist across the United States, Latin America, and Europe, earning top prizes at international competitions such as the Texas Guitar Competition, Festival Internacional de Guitarra de Madrid, Certamen Llobet, Houston Guitar Competition, New York International Competition. Her 2017 debut album Reverie features iconic works by Barrios, Llobet, Granados, and Albéniz. Ana Maria began guitar studies at age 6 with Eugen Mang and later earned her Bachelor’s under Cătălin Ștefănescu- Pătrașcu. She graduated cum laude from the Master’s program in classical guitar performance in Alicante, Spain, and is currently pursuing her Doctorate at the University of Arizona, studying with Tom Patterson and artists in residence David Russell and Sérgio and Odair Assad.