PIERO BONAGURI guitaristHis performing career takes him to nearly fifty countries in all five continents, working with prestigious Institutes and Festivals (New York Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall, the Venice Biennal, Ravenna Festival, The Sferisterio of Macerata Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall and BBC in London, Tokyo’s Museum of Western Art, Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, Vienna’s Fine Arts Academy and Albertina, etc.). Bonaguri has premiered, recorded and edited many pieces for guitar written for him (almost two hundreds new compositions have been dedicated to him by well-known composers such as Guarnieri, Cappelli, Ugoletti, Solbiati, Molino, Paccagnini, Benati,….).He has edited many guitar pieces, published by Ricordi, Suvini-Zerboni, Soundboard, Curci, Edi-Pan, Bérben , Zanibon. He has recorded several CD’s and is a Jury member at important international Competitions (Milan, Berlin, Bari). He has performed chamber music with Alirio Diaz, Oscar Ghiglia, Maxence Larrieu, Danilo Rossi, Daniela Uccello and others). Graduated “cum laude†at Parma Conservatory. “Diploma di Merito†at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena; he studied also with Enrico Tagliavini, Alirio Diaz, Oscar Ghiglia (working too as his assistant) and with Andrès Segovia. Mr. Bonaguri teaches at the Bologna Conservatory (Italy) and holds guitar seminars and master classes in the U.S.A., Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Russia, at the Royal College of Music (Stockholm), Music University (Graz), UNAM University in Mexico City, Accademia Pianistica di Imola, the Accademia Musicale Umbra and the Rovigo University and Conservatoire (Italy). He also holded a cycle of lessons - concerts at the Bologna University. Bonaguri’s achievements include a “Tribute to Segovia†recital at Madrid’s Centro de la Villa and a recital at the U.N. headquarters in New York . “Most inspired rendering†(The New York Times), “A master of the guitar…Spellbinding artistry†(Washington Post), “Bonaguri’s musicianship is superlative†(American Records Guide ), “Marvellous performanceâ€(Gendai Guitar,Tokio), “A lesson in assured mastery †(“Herald Sunâ€, Melbourne), “A superb performance†(Classical Guitar ), “Ottima interpretazione†(CD Classica).†Inspired and generous†(A. Gilardino, Suonarenews) Andrés Segovia wrote of him : “He will soon be a famous name among the best guitarists of our time “.
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