Aniello Desiderio

Born in Naples in 1971, ANIELLO DESIDERIO at the age of eight, he performed in public for the first time, displaying such outstanding gifts that music critics started to speak of him as an "enfant prodige"… Wunderkind…a genius,....the Orpheus of the Guitar…. a guitarist of the Century…il Fenomeno…. etc. He won 18 first International Awards in both national and international competitions, and special prizes for the best interpretation of different kind of music, including: Guerrero (Madrid) Tarrega (Benicasim) Havana (Cuba) He performed all around world: Europe, Asia, North & South America, USA, Indonesia, for the most International Guitar and Music Festival and in some of the most prestigious theatre such as: Alte Oper (Frankfurt) Tonhalle (Dusseldorf) Filarmonie (Munich) Konzerthouse (Wien) Augusteo & Delle Palme (Naples) Carnegie Hall (New York) Megaron (Athens) Prinzregentertheater (Munich) Die Gloke (Bremen) Mercadante (Naples) Radio France (Paris) solo and with orchestra as: Wiener Kammer, RSO Berlin, Pomeriggi Musicali, Bach Collegium, Virtuosi di Mosca with Vladmir Spivakov. In May 1999 the German Television BR/ARD produced a music film (45 min.) and a portrait (45 min.) in Naples. It was broadcast more than 10 times Europe wide between 2000-03 In Sept. 99 he received the „Artist in Residence Award 1999“ from the German Radio DLF and the Musikfest Bremen together with Gidon Kremer, who received the “Großer Musikfest Preis” He was invited to the 70th birthday Gala of Maestro LORIN MAAZEL by the Bavarian Radio & TV station. He was one of the performing artists of a prestigious German TV show - ZDF (German 2nd canal) which was broadcast Europe wide. He records for FRAME; WAKU MUSIC; KOCH-UNIVERSAL; and since 2006 he record for his own company Adoro Records. In 2005 he has become a Teacher for Guitar at the International Music Academy of Koblenz (Germany). In 2009 he has become a teacher at Conservatorio “Domenico Cimarosa” of Avellino (Italy) where he start a post graduated course. In fall 2009 he has create his last project: Aniello Desiderio's Quartetto Furioso play with Gennaro Desiderio violin, Gaetano Desiderio piano and Salvatore Minale drums and percussion the programme of: Vivaldi 4 and 4 Piazzolla Seasons and he realize the cd of this project for the famous german lable TERMIDOR which has as well artist as Paquito D'Rivera and Sabine Mayer. In the 2010 Aniello performed the Concerto Madrigal of J. Rodrigo with one of the legend of classical guitar Angel ROMERO.From 2010 he give masterclass during the Summer International Academy for Mozarteum (Salszburg) John McLaughlin chosen Aniello for the European Premier of his Concerto “Thieves and Poets” He’s a professot at University of Music in Cosenza (Italy) • Nothing is impossible for Aniello with his instrument Classical Guitar/ England • He is very young, but he plays like an angel Les Cahiers de la Guitare/ France • Aniello grande triunfadore Gramma Cuba/ Cuba • The most brilliant talent of the decade Süddeutsche Zeitung/ Germany AWARDS : 1980 First Prize XVII International Competition of Recanati (Italy) 1980 First Prize III International Competition of Bardolino (Italy) 1980 First Prize IV National Competition of Ancona (Italy) 1981 First Prize VII International Competition of Moncalieri (Italy) 1981 First Prize X National Competition of Loreto (Italy) 1981 First Prize XVIII International Competition of Recanati (Italy) 1981 First Prize XVIII Ensemble International Competition of Recanati (Italy) 1984 Second Prize International Competition "Fernando Sor" of Roma (Italy) 1986 Second Prize IV International Competition "Nicola Fago" of Taranto (Italy) 1986 First Prize II National Competition "Maurizio Donia" of Messina (Italy) 1986 Third Prize International Competition "Mauro Giulani" of Bari 1988 First Prize IV International Festival and Competition of Havana (Cuba) 1988 Special Prize for the best player of Latin American Music, IV Festival International of Havana (Cuba) 1988 Special Prize for the best player of Latin American Music, IV Festival International of Havana (Cuba) 1988 Special Prize of 'Gioventu' Musicale Cubana" Cuba 1988 Third Prize International Competition of Tokio (Japan) 1992 First Prize XXVI International Competition of "Francisco Tarrega" Benicasim ( Spain) 1992 Special Prize for the best player of Tarrega’s Music at XXVI International Competition "Francisco Tarrega" Benicasim (Spain) 1994 First Prize at International Competition of „Citta di San Remo“ (Italy) 1994 First Prize at International Competition of Dona Cristina „J. J. Guerrero“ Madrid (Spain) 1999 „Artist in Residence Award 99“ Förderpreis DeutschlandRadio - Cologne German Radio und Musikfest Bremen