Om Mauro Godoy-Villalobos

Born in Santiago de Chile, Mauro Godoy Villalobos grew up in Växjö in Sweden.

He  now lives and works as a composer in Stockholm. Villalobos started  studying guitar

at the Music Conservatory “Civica sculo di música” in Milan with maestro Aldo Minella.

In Sweden Mauro continued to study composition with Johan Hammerth, Henrik Strindberg

and Per Mårtensson. He has also received lessons from visiting guest professor Sven-David Sandström.

Villalobos’ compositions both solo works and orchestral pieces have been performed 

worldwide on a regular basis. His compositions include works for solo guitar, duos with

piano, chamber music, choral music, works for string orchestra, wind orchestra and

symphony orchestra.

Villalobos has been awarded multiple scholarships and have won seven international

composition competitions.

Among others:  

 1st  Prize Mozart  on…International Comp.Competition - Osaka, Japan 2016

 1st  Prize Claxica  International Composition Competition - Bologna, Italy 2015

 1st  Prize conDiT  Concerts of Technological District - Buenos Aires, Argentina 2014

 1st  Prize CGSV's  Villa-Lobos International Comp. Competition - Melbourne, Australia 2014