Davide Picci is an award-winning Italian guitarist and one of the most promising musicians of his generation on the international scene. He has performed as a soloist and with chamber ensembles for prestigious music festivals and concert seasons throughout Europe. Recent his successfull tour in China where he played concerts and gave masterclass in Shandong provence and Tianjin.
He has won several prizes in national and international competitions:
- 1st Prize & Audience Prize – XXIV Ville d’Antony International Guitar Competition
- 1st Prize – Festival Internazionale dell'Adriatico
- 1st Prize – III Erik Satie International Music Competition
- 1st Prize – International Guitar Competition of Montenegro
- 2nd Prize – XLIV International Guitar Competition Città di Gargnano
- 2nd Prize – IV National Music Competition Grand Prix Italia Musica Giovane
- 2nd Prize – VII International Guitar Competition Moisycos
- 2nd Prize – I Concorso Chitarristico Internazionale Corde d'Autunno
- 3rd Prize – XLIII Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra Città di Gargnano
Davide Picci, born in 1998, started the study of the guitar at the age of eight and graduated as a private student with top marks cum laude at the Conservatoir ‘Niccolò Piccinni’ in Bari with the M° Gabriella Lubello. At the same conservatoir, he obtained his Second Level Diploma with top marks and special mention in the class of Nando di Modugno. He continued his studies under the guidance of Antigoni Goni at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, where he obtained a Master's degree in Music Performance cum laude.
In 2023, he won a prestigious Belgian scholarship from the Horlait Dapsens Foundation, which supports his personal artistic projects. In 2019, he attended guitar and chamber music courses held by Maestro Oscar Ghiglia at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, where he was awarded a diploma of merit and a scholarship. He has attended international masterclasses with renowned masters, including Dusan Bogdanovic, Ricardo Gallén, Zoran Dukic, Elena Papandreou, Frederich Zigante, Aniello Desiderio, Umberto Cafagna, Eduardo, Isaac, Enea Leone, Marco Tamayo, Massimo Lonardi.
