Carlo Geraci

Carlo Geraci was born in Caltanissetta in 2000. He began studying guitar at the age of eight, immediately combining it with clarinet: a dual path that developed a multifaceted approach to music in him, profoundly influencing his interpretative sensitivity and orienting him towards an artistic activity that intertwines performance, research and interdisciplinary experimentation.

In 2015, he began studying guitar at the Vincenzo Bellini Music Institute in Caltanissetta under the guidance of Maestro Davide Sciacca. In 2021, he moved to Rome to continue his studies at the Praeneste Music Academy with Maestro Arturo Tallini.
Since 2022, he has been attending the Accademia Internazionale di Imola, studying with masters such as Alain Meunier, Giovanni Puddu, Matteo Mela and Arturo Tallini, where he obtained a master's degree in Musicology and Musical Heritage with honours. His thesis, entitled La chitarra catalizzatore del melologo contemporaneo (The guitar as a catalyst for contemporary melology), represents the focus of his current artistic research, centred on the relationship between music, words and stage movement.
He attended the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, obtaining the Diploma of Merit for three consecutive years (2023–2025). He is currently enrolled in the Master's degree programme in Contemporary Music Interpretation at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome.
In 2022, he launched an important research project developed in collaboration with composer Andrea Amici, focusing on the melodies and harmonies of the oral tradition of Sicilian miners. This research led to the dissertation Il rapporto tra l'esecutore e il compositore contemporaneo (The relationship between the performer and the contemporary composer) (currently being published), accompanied by the opera Ora siete tornati a vivere (Now you are back to life), which was enthusiastically received in Caltanissetta, Catania and Palermo. This work enabled him to obtain his guitar degree from the conservatory with 110 cum laude, also receiving a mention in the magazine AMACI (Association of Contemporary Art Museums of Italy).
In 2026 he released the CD Rare Narrazioni for Da Vinci Publishing entirely dedicated to contemporary guitar. The programme ranges from 20th-century classics — Sylvano Bussotti and Bruno Maderna — to contemporary composers Mattia Dattolo and Hans Jürgen Gerung, offering a coherent journey through the many voices of contemporary guitar writing.
Despite his young age, his concert activity has developed with surprising intensity: he has performed, as a soloist and in chamber ensembles, in Caltanissetta, Gela, Catania, Palermo, Rome, Bologna, Imola and Pesaro, distinguishing himself for his versatility and constant attention to the contemporary repertoire.
He has won numerous prizes in national and international competitions, including: two First Prizes at the Giuseppe Alberghini Prize for young instrumental music talents from Emilia-Romagna (2023 and 2024 editions); the CIMP – City of Pesaro; the Giulio Rospigliosi Competition, dedicated to contemporary music (2026).
In 2025, he played for the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma both as a soloist and as a full member of the orchestra. He participated in the XXVII Festival Aureo Herrero in El Barraco (Spain).
In 2024, he was selected by CIDIM – in collaboration with the Accademia Chigiana and the Farnesina – for the Giovani Talenti Musicali Italiani nel Mondo (Young Italian Musical Talents in the World) festival (2024–2025), a prestigious project representing Italian musical excellence abroad.
In parallel with his performing activities, he has taken part in various theatre companies, acquiring the fundamentals of acting: an experience that is now an integral part of his research into the intersection between music, body and word. His interest in the form of melologue – and more generally in the hybridisation between musical performance, stage gesture and voice – is the leitmotif of his most recent artistic research.
He is part of the contemporary music collective Camerata degli Ammutinati, affiliated with the Wunderkammer Orchestra, with which he develops projects dedicated to new music in the performative and multidisciplinary fields. Numerous composers actively collaborate with him, writing original works in which he plays a leading role.