Alfredo D’Urso

Alfredo D’Urso: Born in Catania, he graduated in classical guitar at Conservatorio L. Refice in Frosinone.

He attended courses with A. Ferraro, A. Company and A. Gilardino and he won the 2nd prize in the chamber music competition A.M.A. Calabria and 3rd prize for contemporary music in the same competition. He carries out an intense concert activity in Italy and abroad (France, Belgium, Spain) always obtaining excellent appreciation from national and foreign critics. He has recorded a double CD with the complete works for two guitars by F. Sor and a contemporary works CD by the composer A. Aprile. He also collaborates with the Orchestra a Plettro in Taormina as first guitar. He graduated with full marks at Accademia Musicale Pescarese and also graduated with honors in Music Disciplines at Conservatorio A. Scontrino in Trapani. Specialized in the performance of contemporary music, he performed music by Petrassi, Berio, Donatoni, Henze, Persichetti, Stockhausen and Britten. He is guitar teacher at Liceo Musicale T. Colonna in Catania.