Carlo Marchione

Carlo Marchione was born in Rome, Italy in 1964. He started playing the guitar at the age of 10. He studied with Master L. Cauzzo and later on with L. Galuzzi. In 1976 he applied for being enrolled at the local Conservatory - "Santa Cecilia" - in his home town.. He entered the class of Mario Gangi being the 1st one to pass the exam on a list of 100 applicants. While studying guitar he attended additional courses and seminars. He graduated his studies in 1983 with honours. Due to his big interest in old music he has participated in courses by Masters Betho Davezac and Toyohiko Satoh(Renaissance and baroque music).

Some of his most important awards throughout his career are in International Competitions such as: Ancona 1980, "L. Legnani" - Parma 1981, "Mauro Giuliani" 1982, "Ville de Sablé" 1985, Gargnano 1989, "N. Paganini" 1991, "Città di Latina" 1992).

By audiences, press and experts alike he is regarded as one of the best guitarists of the new generation and is now a regular guest at Festivals throughout Europe (Italy, Spain, France, Holland, England, Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Roumania, Ukraine, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Croatia) appearing both as soloist and with orchestra and various chamber music ensembles.

While touring Russia in 1997 he was invited to perform in the prestigous Main Auditorium of "Tchaikowsky Conservatory in Moscow" as well as in the Philharmonia of St. Petersburg, an honour very rarely bestowed upon a guitarist. Both concerts were sell-outs and received standing ovations. In October 1998 he gave his debut in the "Berliner Philharmonie".


As highly distinguished acknowledged seminar senior lecturer in the area of guitar music analysis, he has been elected professor at three music academies in Europe. He is a professor at the Music Academy "Ino Mirkovic" in Lovran, (Croatia), Honorarprofessor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy", Leipzig, (Germany) and is currently teaching at the Conservatorium Maastricht, (Netherlands), where he has one of the most successful classes in Europe.