Luciano Tortorelli

he was tutored by Maestro Maurizio Villa at the Italian National Conservatory, where he obtained a diploma in guitar with full marks.
He was later awarded a diploma of merit from the “Accademia Musicale of Pescara”, where he studied with Alvaro Company, with whom, in Florence, he further specialised in the Segovian style. Company has been following him with particular dedication drawing up a clear course of the research as far as technique and expression are concerned.
He also specialised in Chamber Music at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, with Riccardo Brengola and Alain Meunier, where he obtained not only a diploma of merit but also a scholarship succeeded by concerts.
He attended Master Classes and participated in International Guitar Festivals, which allowed him to meet various personalities from the World of Guitar, e.g. J.W.Duarte, Alirio Diaz, Vladimir Mikulka, and many others.
He has graduated with full marks in Arts (Literary Studies and Philosophy) from the University of Salerno, and has studied composition by the Argentinian composer Eduardo Ogando.
He has carried out his concert activity as a soloist and in various chamber formations both in Italy and abroad for important musical institutions such as:
“Tastar de Corda” – Turin; Music Academy of the Ciaikovsky Conservatory of Moscow (Russia); “The Friday Concerts” and “Conciertos del Cervantes” in Rome; The International Chamber Music Festival of Ravello in Villa Rufolo; Louis Leakey Memorial Hall – Nairobi (Kenya); GitarrenFestspiele-Nürtingen (Germany); Slovkoncert-Bratislava, Kosice Philarmonic (Slovakia); Dublin Philarmonic-Dublin (Ireland); RAI 2 National TV; Italian ConsulateMetz (France); Villa Pignatelli-Naples; Lyceum International and Guitar Department of the Music Academy - Florence; Verdi Philarmonic Orchestra of Salerno etc.
He has collaborated with specialised journals of international acclaim: "Revista Musical Catalana" (Spain), Soundboard (U.S.A.), "Guitart" and “Guitart International” (Italia). Moreover, he has edited an unpublished work of Francesco Molino for Chanterelle-Verlag and he is regularly invited as a member of the jury to various international competitions such as Guitartalent (Czech Republic), International Competition of Classical Guitar Composition (Minsk-Bielorussia) etc.
His compositions for solo guitar Dobru Noc Brno and La Valse Perdue are going to be published by Santabarbara Music Edition.
He has recorded a double cd for violin and guitar published by "Aulos Music" (South Corea), that received very good reviews in the magazines “Gramophone”, “Joyclassic” and “Coda” and he is going to produce a new cd with some of his arrangements for solo guitar of Astor Piazzola’s music.
He has been invited to hold Master Classes and Lectures in Italy, Russia (Music Academy of the Ciaikovsky Conservatory of Moscow), Finland (Music Institute of Helsinki) as well as at International Guitar Festivals of Krzyzowa, Poland and of Brno, the Czech Republic. He is a member of the Czech Guitar Society and of the Guitar Foundation of America.
He plays a guitar received as a gift from Jan Schneider (Czech Republic) and an “Elite” of Josè Ramirez III (limited production of 1988).

Luciano Tortorelli

si diploma in chitarra con il massimo dei voti sotto la guida del M°Maurizio Villa.
Frequenta l'Accademia Musicale Pescarese conseguendo il diploma di merito con Alvaro Company, con il quale continuerà a perfezionarsi a Firenze; Company lo seguirà con particolare dedizione nel corso della sua carriera tracciandogli un chiaro percorso di ricerca tecnico-espressiva.
Si perfeziona in Musica da Camera all'Accademia Musicale Chigiana di Siena con Riccardo Brengola e Alain Meunier vincendo una borsa di studio con conseguenti concerti ed ottenendo il diploma di merito.
Frequenta Master Class e Festival Internazionali che gli consentono di confrontarsi con diversi nomi del mondo chitarristico, tra cui Vladimir Mikulka, J.W. Duarte, Alirio Diaz, etc.
Si laurea con il massimo dei voti in Lettere e Filosofia e studia composizione a Roma con il compositore argentino Eduardo Ogando.
Svolge attività concertistica da solista ed in diverse formazioni cameristiche sia in Italia che all'estero, per importanti istituzioni musicali:
“Tastar de Corda” – Torino; Music Academy del Conservatorio Ciakovsky di Mosca (Russia); "I concerti del Venerdì" e “Conciertos del Cervantes” – Roma; Società dei Concerti di Ravello - Villa Rufolo; Louis Leakey Memorial Hall – Nairobi (Kenya); GitarrenFestpiele - Nürtingen (Germania); Dublin Philarmonic - Dublino (Irlanda); Consolato Italiano - Metz (Francia); Slovkoncert – Bratislava e Filarmonica di Kosice (Slovacchia); RAI 2; Villa Pignatelli - Napoli; Lyceum Internazionale e Accademia Musicale di Firenze; Teatro Verdi di Salerno etc.
Ha collaborato con riviste musicali di rilievo internazionale come "Revista Musical Catalana" (Spagna), Soundboard (U.S.A.), "Guitart" e “Guitart International” (Italia), ha curato la revisione di un inedito di Francesco Molino per la casa editrice Chanterelle-Verlag (Germania) ed è spesso membro della giuria di concorsi musicali internazionali come Guitartalent (Rep.Ceca), International Competition of Classical Guitar Composition (Minsk-Bielorussia) etc.
Ha registrato un doppio cd per violino e chitarra per la “Aulos Music” (Sud Corea) e sta per produrre un nuovo cd con alcune sue elaborazioni per chitarra sola da musiche di Astor Piazzola.
Le sue composizioni per chitarra sola Dobru Noc Brno e La Valse Perdue sono in via di pubblicazione per le Edizioni Musicali Santabarbara.
E’ stato invitato a tenere Master Class e Lectures in Italia, Russia (Music Academy del Conservatorio Ciaikovsky di Mosca), Finlandia (Music Institute di Helsinki) oltre che per i Festival Chitarristici Internazionali di Krzyzowa, Polonia e di Brno, Rep. Ceca. È membro della Czech Guitar Society e della Guitar Foundation of America.
Suona una chitarra donatagli dal liutaio Jan Schneider (Rep. Ceca) ed una “Elite” di Josè Ramirez III.