Oscar Ghiglia (guitarist)

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Oscar Ghiglia (born August 13, 1938 in Livorno ) is an Italian guitarist.

Life

Oscar Ghiglia grew up in a family of artists, his grandfather is the painter Oscar Ghiglia . He completed his music studies at the Santa Cecilia's Conservatory in Rome . Was then tutored by Andrés Segovia , who greatly influenced and inspired him during his crucial years.

He also founded the Guitar Department at the Aspen Music Festival (Colorado, USA) and the Festival de Musique des Arcs (France) and is the director of the Incontri Chitarristici di Gargnano (Italy).

In 1963 Ghiglia won first prize at the French Radio International Guitar Competition.

Since 1976 he has been teaching at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena.

He has been visiting professor in Cincinnati , the San Francisco Conservatories, the Juilliard School Manhattan , the Hartt School, and the Northwestern University of Evanston, Illinois. From 1983 to 2004 Oscar Ghiglia was Professor of Guitar at the Music Academy of the City of Basel .

A large number of first prize winners at renowned international guitar competitions emerged from his pupils and students. In addition to his work as a soloist, Oscar Ghiglia has given concerts with many well-known musicians.

Oscar Ghiglia was a founding member of the International Classic Guitar Quartet.

literature

  • Joerg Sommermeyer in conversation with the guitarist Oscar Ghiglia (Basel, November 25, 1983). In: nova giulianiad , 2/84, p. 68 ff.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wolf Moser : 23rd "International Guitar Competition 1981" of the French radio in Paris. In: Guitar & Lute , Volume 2, Issue 3, 1980, p. 20 f.
personal data
SURNAME Ghiglia, Oscar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Livorno , Italy