Alfonso Baschiera

Alfonso Baschiera is an honours graduate of the Venice Conservatory. He studied with Angelo Amato and was a post-graduate student of Ruggero Chiesa.

Baschiera has both commissioned and performed numerous solo works and chamber-ensemble pieces by Luca Mosca and Alessandro Solbiati. In 1990, Baschiera edited the educational collection “La chitarra oggi”, featuring works by Bettinelli, Fellegara, Malipiero, Mosca, Morricone, Solbiati and Zanettovich. Baschiera’s chamber music recordings include “Colori e Danze del Novecento”, “Cantares Populares” and the collected guitar works of the Hungarian composer Ferenk Farcas – all critically acclaimed in Italy, the UK, France, Spain and Hungary. Baschiera is the author of “The Easy Guitar” as well as editions of “Niccolò Paganini: 43 Ghiribizzi” and “Ferdinando Carulli: Guitar Works”. In 2015 the Dutch record label Brilliant Classics released a CD of Sauguet’s complete works for guitar. The recording was positively reviewed throughout Europe and was mentioned as “Best Disc of the Month” in the prestigious Italian music magazines “Amadeus” and “Musica”. Da Vinci Editions has recently released a recording of Ferdinando Carulli’s works for two guitars featuring Baschiera and Marco Nicolè.