Francesco Guitar

Francesco started his music studies at the age of seven with Michele Corbu and completed his undergraduate study at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica in Bologna, Italy in 2003. He then studied with renowned guitarists Michael Lewin, Timothy Walker and John Mills at the Royal Academy of Music in London and was awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Guitar Performance with distinction and the LRAM in teaching in June 2008.

During his two years at the Academy, he won the Blyth Watson Award and the Foundation Award and was very highly commended in the Julian Bream Prize by the maestro itself, getting the 2nd place.

During his studies, Francesco has performed in masterclasses and workshops with leading musicians including Richard Rodney Bennett, Tonino Battista, Gian Claudio Mantovani, Simon Bainbridge, David Russell, Marco Socias, Fabio Zanon, Marcello Rivelli, Domenico Del Giudice, Carlo Domeniconi, Alberto Ponce, Griselda Ponce de Leon, Claudio Piastra and Alvaro Pierri.