Mario Sicca
Mario Sicca (born September 12, 1930 in Naples ) is an Italian guitarist ; he was a college teacher for classical guitar.
Sicca began his music studies in Naples, which he continued in Milan. He studied with Karl Scheit at the Vienna Music Academy , where he passed the concert qualification examination with distinction.
Together with the pianist and harpsichordist Rita-Maria Fleres, he performed in the Duo Italiano , which was best known as an interpreter of baroque and rococo music and recorded several albums. In 1965 he was offered a professorship at the Basel Music Academy in order to work as a professor at the State University of Music in Karlsruhe from 1968 . In 1981 he moved to the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts as a professor of classical guitar . His students include Andreas Martin , Michael Rodach , Ihsan Turnagöl and Irina Kircher .
Fonts (selection)
- Mario Sicca: The long way to freedom. A musical self-portrait in the form of a course. In: Guitar & Laute Volume 8, 1986, Issue 5, pp. 32-38.
- as edited by Rita Maria Fleres: Rudolf Straube, Tre Sonate per chitarra, clavicembalo e violoncello. Zerboni, Milan.
Web links
- Mario Sicca in Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Short biography (Siccas Guitars)
- ↑ Stefan Hackl: The guitar in Austria: From Abate Costa to Zykan. Innsbruck 2011, p. 176.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sicca, Mario |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian guitarist and professor of classical guitar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |