Giuseppe Buscemi

Giuseppe Buscemi: Italian guitarist Giuseppe Buscemi has toured across the USA performing in venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York after winning the “IBLA Grand Prize” International Competition.

He has won many international competitions performing as both as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles alongside the pianist Gianni Bicchierini and the flutist Leonardo Augello. Buscemi's repertoire largely ranges over compositions from the Baroque era to the latest contemporary works, both in solo and chamber music. In 2018 Giuseppe recorded his first solo album, entitled Come, heavy Sleep, published by the label DotGuitar. The CD is entirely focused on 20th century masterpieces composed by F. Martin, B. Britten, M. De Falla and J. Manén. The album received high praise from critics, was presented through national radios (Radio Vaticana, RAI Radio 3, Emisora del Sur) and was reviewed by many guitar magazines (Guitare Classique Magazine, Gitarre & Laute, SeiCorde). Giuseppe Buscemi has been invited by renowned concert associations to perform in notable theaters such as the “V. Bellini” in Catania, the “L. Pirandello” in Agrigento, the “G. Garibaldi” in Enna and the “D. Alighieri” in Ravenna. Giuseppe plays a crafted guitar by the luthier Guido Di Lernia. He has also been teaching since 2013 in Italian schools. Giuseppe studied with Giovanni Puddu and graduated with Summa cum Laude and Honorific Mention both at “A. Corelli” Conservatory of Messina (Bachelor degree) and at Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “V. Bellini” of Caltanissetta (Master degree). In addition, he also earned a Master in chamber music at the International Piano Academy “Incontri col Maestro” of Imola and graduated with honors, studying with Nazzareno Carusi. Giuseppe is a candidate for a Doctorate in Musical Arts at Manhattan School of Music in New York in the studio of David Starobin. Giuseppe is also a teaching assistant of the Manhattan School of Music guitar faculty.