(July 15, 2016) Every year the International Guitar Festival of Modra (Slovakia) founded 2008, offers the possibility to both important classic guitar players and to talented youth to express themselves. This year the 8th editioin of the Festival will host the Italian guitarist Andre Dieci. This event, organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institue of Bratislava, is scheduled for July 16 at 19:00 at the Evangelical German Church of Modra. Andrea Dieci graduated at the top of his class with honours and a special mention from the G. Verdi Conservatory in Milan in Paolo Cherici’s class. He studied with Oscar Ghiglia at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena where he received a Diploma of Merit and at the Musikakademie of Basel, Switzerland where he was conferred with the Solisten-Diplom (Higher Diploma of Concert Music). He also participated in master classes with Julian Bream. He is 1st prize winner at the International Competition of Gargnano, Lagonegro (dedicated to the 20th century guitar music) and “De Bonis” of Cosenza and was called “an impressive guitarist” by the Times Herald and “a real star of the classical guitar” by the Corriere della Sera. Has given hundreds of concerts for important musical institutions in Europe, the US, Central and South America, Asia and Africa for world-class events such as the Festival of the Two Worlds in Spoleto, the International Festival of the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) and the International Festival of Singapore. He has also performed in festivals in London, Madrid, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Athens, Istanbul and other major cities. (Red)
