Las Vegas-based classical guitarist Kyle Khembunjong (b. 2000) is a nationally recognized award-winning musician, with featured solo performances and acknowledgments from various organizations, and competitions across the United States. 

At an early age, Kyle began his advanced guitar studies under the guidance of world-renowned Colombian guitarist Ricardo Cobo at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Alongside his pre-college studies of the guitar, Kyle graduated high school with an Associate of Arts degree from the College of Southern Nevada High School Dual-Enrollment program. Kyle then completed a Bachelor's Degree in Guitar Performance and a Music Technology Minor Certificate from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as a recipient of the UNLV College of Fine Arts Music Scholarship. Kyle is currently pursuing his Master’s of Music in Classical Guitar Performance at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with Cuban guitar virtuoso René Izquierdo. 

Kyle has gone on to achieve several awards, such as the Third Prize at the 2024 Dallas Texas International Guitar Competition, an international Finalist at the 2023 Music International Grand Prix Adult String Competition, and the Second Prize at the 2022 International Florida Guitar Foundation International Guitar Competition. 

Kyle is proudly endorsed by Augustine Strings and Tonebase Guitar.

“Kyle has a terrific sense of timing and phrasing. He gets such a wonderful variety of dynamics and sound quality/color. I so appreciate that he wasn’t afraid to play intimately and allow time to breathe... He trusts that the audience is with you.”

— Beth Sussman, International Pianist - Master Teaching Artist