Classical guitarist of Catania, Italy, and student of the wellknown Venezuelan
Maestro Alirio Diaz, Agatino Scuderi studied classical guitar and graduated from
the "Conservatorio N. Piccini" in Bari, Italy.
He continued his studies in Italy and in Spain attending courses of the
Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Sevilla and the Festival Internacional de
guitarra de Cordoba - with Alirio Diaz, Leo Brouwer, Narciso Yepes, America
Martinez, Ruggero Chiesa, Aldo Minnella, Bruno Battisti D'Amario, Eliot Fisk. He
has also attended seminars in musical analysis and composition with Maestro
Alexander Mullembach of Luxembourg, Professor at the "Mozarteum" of Salisburg.
He has won numerous national and international competitions such as S. Giuliano
Milanese, Matera, Locorotondo, Venetico Superiore, Genova, Napoli etc...
In recognition of his accomplishments in the music field, he received the Terry
Pazimiņo
prize in Ecuador.
He has been awarded a "Mencao Honrosa" Prize of the Conservatorio Souza Lima of
San Paolo, Brazil, following the recital in the same Conservatorio.
He is membership of the "World Univerity Roundtable" of Benson, Arizona where
He has been awarded a "Doctorate in the Philosophy of Music".
Many other diplomas of honour have been awarded to him in national tuition
competition.
He has held Master Classes in institutions in Italy and throughout the world,
including The University of North Carolina School at Greensboro, the
Conservatorio Souza Lima and the Universidade Estadual Paulistica de Musica in
Brazil, the Guilford College in High Point, the William Paterson University of
New York, West Chester University.
He has performed in Italy, Japan, Denmark, Spain, France, Belgium, Romania,
Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Russia, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Estonia, U.S.A.,
Brazil, Canada, Greece, Denmark, Holland, Iceland, Morocco, Hungary.... in importants centres: New York, Tokyo, Sao
Paulo, Paris, Varsaw, Vienna, Bucarest, Helsinki, Zurig,
Bonn, Geneve, Malaga,
Rejkyavik, Frankfurt and in prestigious halls:
Carnegie Hall in New York in Special presentation Winner Series, Gendai Guitar Salon in Tokyo, the Theatre of Craiova, Nordic House
of Rejkyavik, Bach Hall in Kiel University, Greek Theatre of Siracusa, Argostoli
Theatre, Ateneu Hall
in Bacau, Recital Hall of "Palazzo
Opatow" in Oliwia, the "Hart Recital Hall" of Greensboro University, "Museo
Plakatu" in Varsavia, "Ateneul Roman" of Bucarest, the "Shea Center for
Performing Arts" of William Paterson University in New York, Napoleum
Museum in Arenenberg, Concert Hall of Malaga Superior Conservatory... and on behalf of
international institutions: the Filarmonica "George Enescu" in Bucarest, the
Filarmonica of Brasov, the "Festival Bach" in Splügen, the Festival of Kardla,
the Festival in Bodmann, Zinnowitz, Usedom,
Mozart Festival" di
Putbus, Atelier de la
musique in Ville D'Avray,
la Dante Alighieri Society di Bonn, Helsinky Italian Institute of Culture, Les Concerts d'etče au musče di Ginevra,
Bodensee Festival, Tarnow International Festival... and with prestigious orchestra as : the "Oltenia" of
Craiova (Romania), the "Fayetteville Synfony Orchestra" (USA), The
Bacau Filarmonica and with The Moldava Orchestra, with the International
Young Orchestra of Catania, with Ploiestj Filarmonica, with Ion Dimitrescu
Filarmonica, Craiova Opera Orchestra, Filarmonica Tirgu Mures...
He has also recorded many performances for radio and television stations in the
above mentioned countries. He recorded many CD with music by Tarrega, Torroba,
Barrios Ponce, Lauro...
He is Professor of classical guitar at "Vincenzo Bellini University" of Music - Catania.
