With the release of La Huella de las Cuerdas (2025), an ambitious multimedia exploration of the rich history of the guitar in the Americas, Latin Grammy®-winning artist Berta Rojas reaffirms her status not only as one of today’s most outstanding classical guitarists, but also as an influential figure in the world of music.
Hailed as an “extraordinary guitarist” by the Washington Post, she is a global ambassador of the classical guitar, seeking to expand borders and build bridges between cultures. In La Huella de las Cuerdas, a moving story of musical transformation presented in multiple formats (vinyl, streaming, videos, an app, and augmented-reality books), Berta continues this mission.
She won a Latin Grammy® in 2022 for her album Legado, and one of the pieces she performed on it, Anido’s Portrait, earned its composer, Sérgio Assad, the award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.
At the 27th Annual Latin Grammy Awards (2026), La Huella de las Cuerdas received three nominations:
In July 2026, Berta received the José Tomás Honorary Guitarist Award, presented by the José Tomás – Villa de Petrer International Guitar Festival (Spain).
Berta has also received three other Latin Grammy nominations: Best Tango Album for Historia del Tango (2015), recorded with the Camerata Bariloche; Best Classical Album for Salsa Roja (2014); and Best Instrumental Album for Día y medio (2012), a collaboration with Paquito D’Rivera. In 2025, she was named a member of the prestigious Board of Trustees of the Latin Recording Academy.
Berta’s electrifying technique, warmth, and musical mastery have won the hearts of audiences worldwide, including at such major venues as the 92nd Street Y, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, and Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall of Jazz in New York; the South Bank Centre and Shakespeare’s Globe in London, as a guest of the great maestro John Williams; the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; and Flagey Studio 4 in Brussels, where she was a soloist with the Brussels Philharmonic for Belgian National Television.
In 2011, accompanied by guest artist Paquito D’Rivera, she began “Tras las Huellas de Mangoré” (“In the Footsteps of Mangoré”), a four-year tour that followed the route of Agustín Pío Barrios, the Paraguayan pioneer of the classical guitar in the Americas. The duo performed in 20 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, and concluded the journey at the Teatro Nacional in San Salvador, the city where the celebrated composer’s remains rest. Wherever she performs, Berta transports listeners on a colorful sonic journey, often featuring new works by composers from diverse genres.
In addition to continually expanding her own artistic career with frequent international concert tours and master classes, Berta Rojas is passionately committed to encouraging and promoting the study and performance of the classical guitar. She focuses especially on promoting the music of her country, Paraguay, as well as Latin American music in general.
She is passionate about supporting the careers of young, emerging guitarists through projects in different formats such as the Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition, the Pu Rory Ensemble (Guaraní for “festive sounds”), Instrumentoteca, and Jeporeka (Guaraní for “search”), among others.
After her early studies in Paraguay with maestros Felipe Sosa and Violeta de Mestral, Berta continued her musical training in Uruguay as a student of Abel Carlevaro, Eduardo Fernández, and Mario Payssé. She later earned a master’s degree in music at the Peabody Institute, studying with Manuel Barrueco, Ray Chester, and Julian Gray. In 2017, Berta joined the faculty of Berklee College of Music as an Associate Professor, where she shares her knowledge and love of music with a select group of young guitarists from around the world.
She was named a Fellow of the Americas by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for her artistic excellence, and her country honored her with the title of Distinguished Ambassador of the Musical Arts, awarded by the Senate.
In 2015, the Chamber of Deputies granted her the National Order of Merit Comuneros, and the Cabildo of the capital, Asunción, gave her the title of Maestra de las Artes (Master of the Arts).
The Universidad Autónoma de Encarnación awarded her an honorary doctorate in 2016, as did the Universidad Americana. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs granted her the National Order of Merit “Don José Falcón” in 2017 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to culture. This was followed by the Carlos Colombino Prize, awarded by the National Secretariat of Culture.
In 2019, the Universidad Nacional de Asunción also conferred on her an honorary doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa). In 2022, Berta received the Golden Guitar Award: A Life Dedicated to the Guitar, presented by the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Milan. Most recently, in 2023, she was awarded the National Order of Merit in the “Grand Cross” degree, the highest honor bestowed by Paraguay.