Simone Rinaldo

Simone Rinaldo
Italian Guitarist, Simone Rinaldo graduated in 2013 at Conservatory of Music "G. Verdi" in Milan under the teaching of M.

V. Jedlowski with Summa cum Laude (Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar).
In February 2016 he graduated studying with F. Biraghi with Summa Cum Laude and Special Mention (Master of Music in Classical Guitar).
 
Simon attended several courses and masterclasses with great musicians, such as L. Micheli, M. Mela, M. Escarpa, C. Marchione, P. Steidl, M. Lonardi, M. Dylla, G. Tampalini, A. Goni, J. Savjioki, R. Iznaola, T. Hoppstock and others.
He attended the Summer School of “Accademia Chigiana” in Siena, under the guidance of M° Oscar Ghiglia and obtained the prestigious Certificate Of Merit.
He had been studying for several years with A. Dieci and B. Giuffredi at “Accademia Regondi” in Milan; he also studied under there guidance of P. Pegoraro (Guitar Professor at Graz University) and A. Del Sal (Guitar Professor in Wien) at “Segovia Guitar Academy” in Pordenone.

As a soloist, he won important prizes in International competitions; among the others we remind: Guimaraes Guitar Competition - Portugal, Mottola Festival International Competition - Italy, Sanremo International Guitar Competition - Italy, London International Guitar Competition - UK, Brussels International Competition - Belgium, University of Boulder Guitar Competition - Colorado (USA), Gargnano International Competition - Italy, Pleven Guitar Competition - Bulgaria, Comarca el Condado Guitar Competition - Spain and others.
He also won twice the prestigious “Restelli prize” for plucked string instruments and "Rancati prize" for chamber music at Conservatory of Milan.

He worked with the orchestra “I Pomeriggi Musicali” of Milan for the opera “Don Pasquale” by G. Donizetti in 2015, “Barbiere di Siviglia”, by G. Rossini in 2021 (performances in the theaters of Como, Cremona, Pavia and Bergamo) and for the Film Music “The Circus”, by Charlie Chaplin, under the batoon of Helmut Imig.
He recorded two CDs: the first one, “Simmetrie e Contrasti nel Novecento”, was published in 2017 by Dotguitar; the second one containing the Complete Diabelli's Sonatas published by “Edizioni Sinfonica”.
In November 2017 there was his debut as a soloist with orchestra in Sanremo with “Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo”, playing Concerto op.99 in D major by CastelnuovoTedesco.
He debuted with the World Premiere of the piece "Les Arcanes" by the composer N. Kahn on the stage of the prestigious "Musikverein" in Wien.
His intense concert activity often conducts him to perform in Guitar Festivals in Italy and several countries throughout the Europe such as Austria, Estonia, Montenegro, Portugal, Croatia, Belgium, Bosnia, Spain.
As a teacher, he works in Italy at the Conservatory “U. Giordano” (Foggia) and in the studio “Atelier delle Note” in Busto Arsizio.