Known for being a “communicative player with natural musicality,” Nick Cutroneo is an up and coming classical guitar of the new generation. As an active performer, Mr. Cutroneo has performed extensively throughout the New England area, New York, New Jersey and in Italy. Pervious concert seasons included performances at The Juilliard School of Music, The Hartt School, as a part of numerous concert series of churches in New Jersey, a duo performance and participation at a master class at Yale’s “Guitar Day”, several Alumni events for the University of Hartford, in 2005 he was a part of a trio that performed for the Connecticut Guitar Society’s “Guitar Extravaganza Weekend” and a variety of other performances throughout the North East.

Mr. Cutroneo was recently named as a finalist in the Hartt School’s 2008 Paranov Concerto Competition and Semifinalist in the Boston GuitarFest 2008 adult competition. In the summer of 2007, he was asked to join an international group of students at Antigoni Goni’s Volterra Guitar Project in Tuscany, Italy. He concluded the 10 day stay in Italy with a performance in the city of Volterra with other students.

Not only a soloist, Mr. Cutroneo is a sought after chamber musician. He is currently a part of two chamber music groups (Blackledge Music, where he premiered a work for flute and guitar called “CT Tango Nuevo” by Adrienne Albert, and The Northeast Music collective which is geared towards the performance of new music.) Mr. Cutroneo is currently a member of the prestigious “Performance 20/20”, which is the Hartt School’s honors chamber music program.

Mr. Cutroneo also maintains an active private teaching studio in Connecticut and is currently on faculty at the University of Connecticut’s Community School of the Arts in Storrs, CT and at MusicMakers Academy in Manchester, CT. Active in the community, Mr. Cutroneo performs regularly at assisted living facilities providing an enjoyable and varied musical and educational experience to the residents. He also provides master classes and lectures to high school music programs.

As a high school senior, he attended the Pre-College division at the Juilliard School of Music and studied with Antigoni Goni. He is currently attending the Hartt School of Music for completion of his Masters in Music and studies with Richard Provost and Christopher Ladd.

Mr. Cutroneo has performed in master classes in a chamber setting for Eden-Stell and The Romeros. As a soloist, he’s performed for Andrew York, Horacio Salinas, Carlos Bonell, William Kanengiser, Alan Goldspiel, Judicael Perroy, Dr. Douglas James, Ana Vidovic, Carlo Marchione, Martha Masters, Marcin Dylla, Manuel Barrueco, Oscar Ghiglia, and most recently with Scott Tennant.