GC Solidarity | Giacomo Susani

In the same way that Chopin and Paganini changed the history of the piano and the violin, guitarists-composers (think Sor, Villa-Lobos and Brouwer) are the way forward to fill the gaps in the guitar repertoire. That’s why I am always happy to see a rising star like Giacomo Susani. He’s studied with a full scholarship at the Royal Academy in London with the help of the Julian Bream Trust and worked closely with Julian for four years. Still in his early 20s, He currently teaches guitar at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music, won prizes in several international competitions (1st at London, other prizes in Changsha, Koblenz, Gargnano and others) and has recorded two solo albums. On top of all that, he has also gained recognition as a composer: his Guitar Concerto was awarded second place at the Respighi Prize of New York, Composition category. Here he plays his own piece “Familiar Dreams”, the first movement of a piece dedicated to David Russell called “The Blue Madeleine”. By the way, Dav