Duilio Meucci
Guitar
Duilio Meucci (Naples, 1985) is considered one of the most eclectic talents of his generation.
A student of Angelo Gilardino, he trained at the Haute École de Musique in Geneva under Dusan Bogdanovic and Duilio Meucci (Naples, 1985) is considered one of the most eclectic talents of his generation.
Since 2008, the year of his recording debut, he has developed a career combining a versatile solo repertoire with an extensive chamber music activity involving guitar, collaborating with leading musicians such as Tommaso Lonquich, Miriam Prandi, Marcello Nardis, and the Quartetto Felix. He has performed as soloist and chamber musician for major institutions and festivals including Trame Sonore – Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, Museo MADRE in Naples, Teatro San Babila, Fondazione Pietà de’ Turchini, MultiMod Festival in Geneva, Accademia della Chitarra di Brescia, MozArt Box Festival, and KantorAtelier.
In 2013 he made his orchestral solo debut at the Grande Salle of the Haute École, performing the Concierto para dos guitarras y orchestra by Guido Santorsola alongside guitarist Claudio Rojas Aguilera, conducted by Marco Salvio. He is dedicatee of works such as Sonatina-Lied No. 7 by Angelo Gilardino and Trois à Propos by Dusan Bogdanovic, both of which he has also edited and recorded with Francesco Venga in the album Pieces Intimes (Novantiqua Records).
His recording NOTES – Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Guitar Chamber Music for Stradivarius received enthusiastic critical acclaim, with American Record Guide describing it as “one of the best compilations of Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s chamber music and definitely worth hearing.”
Since 2022 he has been a Naxos artist, recording the complete solo guitar works of Reginald Smith Brindle in Canada under producer and sound engineer Norbert Kraft. His in-depth study of Smith Brindle’s work has led to lectures, masterclasses, and concerts, including a lecture-recital at the Manhattan School of Music for the 50th anniversary of the Guitar Foundation of America, a lecture-concert at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole, and the Italian premiere of the Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra with the Orchestra of the Conservatorio di Benevento conducted by Francesco D’Ovidio.
He performs on historical and contemporary instruments, including a Pasquale Vinaccia guitar (1834), a Raffaele Calace guitar (1903), and a José Ramírez III (1972).
He is currently Professor of Classical Guitar at the Conservatorio di Cosenza, and has also taught at the University of Naples Federico II and the Conservatorio di Rovigo. Founder and creative director of the audiovisual production studio Camera Musique, he also works as filmmaker and producer collaborating with artists and institutions such as Alexander Lonquich, Roberto Prosseda, Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, Yamaha Piano, Knobloch Strings, Tonebase, DECCA, Hyperion, Alpha Classics, and Fondazione Pietà de’ Turchini.
