Graduating with top marks, honors, and special mention from the “Verdi” Conservatory in Milan under the guidance of Paolo Cherici, Andrea Dieci continued his studies with Oscar Ghiglia, attending the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena (always receiving the Diploma di Merito) and later the Musikakademie in Basel, where he earned the prestigious Solistendiplom. He also participated in masterclasses held by Julian Bream.
Winner of first prizes in prestigious international competitions, including Gargnano, Lagonegro (dedicated to 20th-century guitar music), and “De Bonis” in Cosenza, he also received a special jury prize at the 1989 ARD-Musikwettbewerb in Munich.
He has performed hundreds of concerts for major musical institutions across Europe, the United States, Central and South America, Asia, and Africa, participating in globally significant events such as the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, the International Festival of the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA), and the Singapore International Festival. He has played at major music festivals in cities like London, Madrid, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Athens, Istanbul, and many more. Upon invitation, he performed Royal Winter Music by Hans Werner Henze in the Grand Hall of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels during the celebrations for Julian Bream’s eighty-fifth birthday. He has also been featured in radio and television programs broadcast by RAI, Radio Vaticana, Radio Nacional Española, BBC, Radio Televisione Svizzera Italiana, and Euroradio.
Numerous composers, including Simone Fontanelli, Nicola Jappelli, Ganesh Del Vescovo, Marco Ramelli, and Marco Molteni, have dedicated works to him.
He has recorded several CDs for various labels, including albums on Manuel Maria Ponce, Nicola Jappelli, Fernando Sor, and, in collaboration with violinist Piercarlo Sacco, works on Giuliani and Piazzolla. He is the only guitarist to have recorded the complete solo works of Villa-Lobos, Takemitsu, and Henze. For his discographic work, he has received the “Chitarra d’Oro” award three times at the International Guitar Conference: in 2005 for Best Solo CD (Takemitsu), in 2017 for Best Solo CD (Henze), and in 2024 for Best Chamber Music CD with guitar (Rebay).
An esteemed teacher, he has held masterclasses and seminars at renowned musical institutions across Europe, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Singapore, and Japan, including the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Turku University of Applied Sciences (Finland), Nihon Guitar Conservatory (Japan), and numerous American universities. He is a professor of guitar at the “Vecchi-Tonelli” Conservatory in Modena and teaches at the annual courses of the Giulio Regondi Guitar Academy in Milan.
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