Emiliano Verrino

Emiliano Verrino
Emiliano Verrino (Sondalo, 1996) received his first classical guitar at the age of nine.

He developed a passion for the instrument that led him to begin studying guitar at Conservatory of Music "Ottorino Respighi" in Latina (Italy) at the age of twelve.
In 2009, he began his studies at the highly renowned Conservatory of Music "Santa Cecilia" in Rome, where he completed his Master's degree in 2016 under the direction of Prof. Domenico Ascione with highest grades and honors.
After winning various national and international competitions and after numerous concerts throughout Europe, Emiliano moved to Berlin to start a second Master at the "Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler" under the guidance of Prof. Eugenia Kanthou, which he completed in 2020 with honors.
In 2023 he started a Post-Graduate in guitar at the highly renowned “Mozarteum” in Salzburg with Prof. Andrea De Vitis.
Emiliano is particularly artistically active in Berlin - he has performed at the Konzerthaus Berlin (as a duo with David Garrett), Congress Center Alexanderplatz, Schloss Glienicke, Akademie der Künste, Hotel Intercontinental, Schwartzsche Villa, among others. In 2019 he also played three solo concerts in New York City (Civic Hall) and one concert in Boston.
He has been a mandolinist and guitarist in the "Verace Duo" with Marco Surace since 2020.
In the same year he founded Guitstars, an online community featuring original video contributions from the best guitarists in the international scene.

Since 2022 he works as head of the department for plucked instruments at the music school "Friedrichshain - Kreuzberg" in Berlin.