Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/Sep/2023
Genre - Guitar
Homage to Paganini
Carlo Fierens, guitar
In a programme of Niccolò Paganini: Grande Sonata for guitar; Giulio Regondi: Introduction et caprice Op. 23; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Capriccio Diabolico; Niccolò Paganini: Capriccio No. 1 Op. 24 and Francisco Tárrega: “Il Carnevale di Venezia” (N. Paganini)
In association with Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai
Carlo Fierens was born in Finale Ligure, Italy. He started studying guitar with his father Guillermo, an internationally celebrated guitarist. He later obtained the Diploma at the Conservatory for Music in Alessandria, with the highest scores (10 cum laude) and his master’s degree in Guitar at the Trento Conservatory, always with the highest scores and special mention. He began his performing career at an early age and started to participate in both national and international competitions, obtaining more than ten first prizes. His awards include the 1st prize at the International Guitar Competition “Alirio Diaz” in Rome, 1st prize at the international competition “Italian Festival” (chairman: M° Marcello Abbado), 1st prize at the Matinee Musicale competition, Indianapolis.
He was also finalist at the International Music Prizes Competition (USA), and thanks to the high artistic value of his performance he was awarded with the title and grade of “Honorary Associate of The National Academy of Music”.
In 2013, he won the “Italian National Prize for the Arts”, a prize awarded by the Ministry of Education to the best music student of the year, among all conservatories and schools of music. He also took part in many guitar festivals in Europe (Italy, Spain, Austria and Germany) where he had the possibility to visit master-classes and have lessons with famous guitarists such as Roberto Aussel, Pablo Marquez, Eliot Fisk, Paul Galbraith and others.
Carlo Fierens has performed across North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, in prestigious venues such as Kennedy Center in Washington (USA), Academy Hall of the Baptist University in Hong-Kong, Munetsugu Hall in Nagoya (Japan), Museo Metropolitano de Buenos Aires (Argentina), Museu Villa-Lobos in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Teatro San Babila di Milano, Sala delle crociere in Roma (Italy). He is a founding member of the new “Quartetto Paganini”, with Stefano Cometto (violin), Matteo Brasciolu (viola), and Michelangiolo Mafucci (cello), devoted to the rediscovery of the repertoire for guitar and string trio, with a special focus on the works by Niccolò Paganini.
Carlo Fierens plays Mario Garrone guitars and uses Aquila strings and Concerto Carbon Cases.
