Biography

“He his a guitarist with myriad colours and bold sensitivity” 

BBC Music Magazine
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“Among the most interesting names of today’s Guitar” 

Amadeus 

Giacomo Susani’s work both in the field of performance and of composition places him into a unique and versatile role in the world of music. His interest in exploring the creative possibilities of his instrument allowed him to develop a personal approach to interpretation that is met with enthusiasm internationally. 

His versatility allowed him to collaborate with prestigious artists across a variety of disciplines: most recently with renowned British film director Sally Potter, American poet Chinwe D. John and was involved in a series of films for PBS’s music show “Now Hear This”.

As a guitarist he conducts a busy performing career across Europe, including in some of the most prestigious international concert venues: in May 2024 he debuted at New York’s Carnegie Hall both as guitarist and as composer, performing his own Guitar Concerto with the Chamber Orchestra of New York.

He is the winner of several prestigious awards, among which the New York Respighi Prize in Composition in 2022 and the London International Guitar Competition in 2016 stand out. He has been an artist supported and represented by The Julian Bream Trust, The Countess of Munster Musical Trust, the Park Lane Group, The Worshipful Company of Musicians and the City Music Foundation.

As a composer his music is played and recorded all around the world, by such artists as Grammy Award winners David Russell and Jason Vieaux and Creu de Sant Jordi awardee Stefano Grondona, and it has received critical acclaim on international reviews. 

For the label Stradivarius he recorded two solo albums: “Giacomo Susani plays Petrassi, Bach, Tansman, Weiss” (2015) and “Gebeth. Romantic music for Guitar. Mertz, Regondi” (2018), which both received audience acclaim and critic recognition in important musical and guitar reviews (“Classical Guitar Magazine”, “BBC Music”, “Gendai Guitar”, “Il Fronimo”, “Amadeus”, “American Record Guide”). A new album featuring his compositions and transcriptions will be released by the same label in 2024.

Giacomo was a guitar teacher at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music (London) from 2019 to 2023, and is currently artistic director of the “Homenaje” International Guitar Festival (Padova) and co-artistic director and teacher of the Residenze Erranti.

In 2022 and 2023 respectively he was awarded two Golden Guitars by the “Convegno Internazionale di Chitarra di Milano”. He is a D’Addario artist.