ABOUT
Born in Trento in 1994, Lorenzo Bernardi graduated from the Conservatory F.A Bonporti of Trento in 2015. He then continued his studies under the guidance of Emanuele Buono at the Conservatorio L. Canepa in Sassari, obtaining a Master Degree with honors. He further specialized at Conservatorio de Musica Manuel Castillo in Seville, Spain, under the guidance of internationally renowned Professor and guitarist Francisco Bernier.
As a soloist, but also as a member of chamber groups and with orchestra, he has performed in Italy, Spain, Hungary, France, Denmark, Finland, Argentina, Chile, United States, Costa Rica, Bahrain, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and India.
He has performed in prestigious halls such as the Real Alcazar of Seville, Victoria Memorial Hall of Calcutta (India), Vietnam National Academy Recital Hall (Vietnam), Teatro Principal in Castellón (Spain), Nave Cultural UnCuyo (Mendoza – Argentina) and the Cabildo Histórico (Córdoba – Argentina).
He is often invited as a jury of international competitions such as Calcutta International Guitar Festival in India, Alma Hanoi Guitar Festival, Saigon Guitar Fest in Vietnam, Encuentros de la Guitarra de Panamá in the homonymous city.
He held Masterclasses for important academic institutions such as the Conservatori Superior de Música Salvador Seguí de Castelló (Valencia – Spain), Universidad de Costa Rica (Palmares – Costa Rica), Universidad de Chile (Santiago de Chile) , Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (Argentina) and The University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam).
In 2019 the DaVinci label published Agustin Barrios Mangore “Al estilo antiguo”, the culmination of a research work started as a thesis at the “Canepa” Conservatory of Sassari: which aims to research the influences of Italian musical forms, and more in European Generals, in the Opera of Paraguayan composer Agustin Barrios.
He has collaborated with the Vietnamese guitarist Thu Le and with the Italian mandolin player Carlo Aonzo, touring Italy, the United State, Panama and India presenting the project “The Golden Age of the Mandolin”.
He is currently collaborating full time with italian violinist Saverio Gabrielli, with whom they are about to release their new cd “Two Italians” in Vienna.
He is an official endorser of Savarez Guitar Strings, Altamira Guitarras and Shertler guitar amps.
Projects
Six Strings Around Italy
GUITAR WITH A VIEW
Discovering the creation of an Italian classical music legacy through the classical guitar.
Two Italians in Vienna
A project that summarizes the 19th century trend, of which Paganini and Giuliani are witnesses, which has seen many Italian musicians emigrate to the main European capitals, including Vienna, where instrumental music was mostly enhanced.
The itineraries of Italian virtuosos
ITALIAN MUSIC AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN CULTURES
Italian music has historically always managed to emerge becoming a model for other cultures. It has absorbed the influences of those who besieged and occupied it, from Magna Graecia all the way upto the Venetian Italian Opera.
A Journey to Italy
GUITAR DUO WITH THU LE
The program pays homage to the Italian great musical tradition featuring authors from the Italian baroque of Antonio Vivaldi all the way to living composers as world famous Ennio Morricone, passing by Neapolitan traditional song and the Opera, with Gioacchino Rossini.
Golden Age of the Mandolin
with
CARLO AONZO
An homage to the great Italian Musical Tradition, focusing on the mandolin as a symbol of Italy.