Artist description FLAVIO CUCCHI makes his home in Florence, Italy. He gave his first concert at the age of eight. During his school years he enjoyed various musical experiences, from ethnic music to jazz, and recorded several albums and TV shows. After high school he returned to classical music and studied with Alvaro Company at the Conservatorio "Cherubini" in Florence, gaining his diploma cum laude.Later he received a scholarship to study with Oscar Ghiglia at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, where he was awarded the Diploma of Merit.His competitive successes have included first prize at the National Competition of Contemporary music (chairman Goffredo Petrassi) and second prizes at international competitions in Gargnano and Alessandria. Since 1980 he has pursued an active career as a recitalist, chamber musician and concerto soloist. Cucchi has performed in the most important theatres in Italy (Teatro alla Scala-Milan, Teatro Regio- Parma, Teatro Comunale-Florence,Teatro Verdi-Pisa etc.), and has toured also Europe (Germany, Austria, France, England, Scandinavian countries, Spain, The Czech Republic, Ukraine) America (USA, Mexico, Cuba, Central America) and Asia (India, Malaysia, Singapore)He participated in several international festivals as Festival Estival-Paris, Festival de la Havana-Cuba, Festival M.Ponce-Mexico City, Wexford festival opera- Ireland, Bath guitar festival-England , Cantiere Internazionale d'arte di Montepulciano, Omaggio a Segovia, Florence .... As a soloist he performed in more then 30 European towns playing with several orchestras including Orchestra della Toscana, English Chamber Orchestra, Radio Brno Chamber Orchestra, Guitar Symphonietta, Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, Orchestra Toscanini etc.In the last years Cucchi recorded a series of 16 television shows called "The art of the guitar" for a national Italian network and recorded also for TELEVISA- Mexico, ZDF-Germany, BBC-England, RAI 1, RAI 2 ,RAI 3-Italy, RADIO PRAGUE-Czech Republic, BAYERISCHER RUNDFUNK-Germany, ALL INDIA RADIO, TV CORPORATION OF SINGAPORE, RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL He has been a member of the jury of important international guitar competitions as ARD competition-Munich , M.Ponce competition-Mexico City etc.Specialist in contemporary music, Cucchi gave the world premiere of Petrassi's "Sestina d'Autunno", and performed many chamber works by Henze, Berio, Boulez, Bussotti and Brouwer. Many composers dedicated their music to him.

Music Style Classical

Group Members Flavio Cucchi

Instruments Guitar

Albums From Yesterday to Penny Lane - Flavio Cucchi plays Brouwer - Flavio Cucchi plays Barrios and Villa Lobos - Italian Guitar Music - Flavio Cucchi presents works by Castelnuovo Tedesco - Crossing Over

Press Reviews "One of the best guitarists in Europe" (CD Classica)" ...he is a musician of the highest order. He has an incredible facility for speed..he can also provide moments of intense, slow beauty and passion.."(Classical Guitar) "Flavio Cucchi, certainly one of the most brilliant interpreters in the panorama of the guitar in the last years" (Strumenti e Musica) "An extremely complete musician" (les cahiers de la guitare) "A true virtuoso" (Ham & High)

Additional Info I am interested in original music for guitar (solo or with small groups): something lively, communicative, that represent today's feeling.

Location Firenze, Toscana - Italy

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