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Guitarist, performer, teacher, composer, video maker and photographer Francesco Rocco is an active versatile artist mainly working in the UK and Italy.
He holds a MMus at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London where he specialised in classical guitar under the guidance of Graham Anthony Devine.
Graduated with full marks at the Bologna Conservatoire in the class of Walter Zanetti, during his studies joined INCROCI Lab with Maurizio Pisati and ZEROCREDITI with Francesco La Licata. Meanwhile, in 2015 he attended the Segovia Guitar Academy in Pordenone with Paolo Pegoraro and Adriano Del Sal. In addition to his music studies, he is a Bachelor Environmental Engineer, graduated in 2016 at Università degli Studi di Padova.
He has participated in Masterclasses with eminent musicians such as Leo Brouwer, Oscar Ghiglia, Fred Frith, Carlo Marchione, Marcin Dylla, Luciano Contini (lute), Alberto Rodriguez (flamenco guitar) and many others.
Francesco distinguished himself in guitar competitions such as Alison Stephens’ (UK, 1st prize), Concorso Internazionale Giovani Musicisti “Antonio Salieri”(Italy, 2nd prize), Concorso di Esecuzione Musicale “Città Piove di Sacco” (Italy, 3rd Prize).
His versatile approach to guitar led him to perform in a wide range of ensembles, exploring genres such as Tango, Contemporary, Opera, Popular and Traditional Music, and he passionately transmits his love for music to his students.
Francesco is Vice President of Lilium SoundArt, an association that promotes music, art, science and culture in general, working alongside young musicians and cultural institutions to create high quality cultural digital projects to valorize the dialogue between arts. Lilium worked with museums and cultural venues around the world, from UNESCO Nomination “PadovaUrbsPicta” campaign, to MoMA (NY), Padova University and Negozio Olivetti (Venice) .
Curiosity: Francesco holds a Bachelor Degree in Environmental Engineering (Università degli Studi di Padova), practices yoga regularly, adopted two stray cats and is constantly trying to improve his cooking skills, he’s always keen to learn new recipes from friends and colleagues around the world
He holds a MMus at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London where he specialised in classical guitar under the guidance of Graham Anthony Devine.
Graduated with full marks at the Bologna Conservatoire in the class of Walter Zanetti, during his studies joined INCROCI Lab with Maurizio Pisati and ZEROCREDITI with Francesco La Licata. Meanwhile, in 2015 he attended the Segovia Guitar Academy in Pordenone with Paolo Pegoraro and Adriano Del Sal. In addition to his music studies, he is a Bachelor Environmental Engineer, graduated in 2016 at Università degli Studi di Padova.
He has participated in Masterclasses with eminent musicians such as Leo Brouwer, Oscar Ghiglia, Fred Frith, Carlo Marchione, Marcin Dylla, Luciano Contini (lute), Alberto Rodriguez (flamenco guitar) and many others.
Francesco distinguished himself in guitar competitions such as Alison Stephens’ (UK, 1st prize), Concorso Internazionale Giovani Musicisti “Antonio Salieri”(Italy, 2nd prize), Concorso di Esecuzione Musicale “Città Piove di Sacco” (Italy, 3rd Prize).
His versatile approach to guitar led him to perform in a wide range of ensembles, exploring genres such as Tango, Contemporary, Opera, Popular and Traditional Music, and he passionately transmits his love for music to his students.
Francesco is Vice President of Lilium SoundArt, an association that promotes music, art, science and culture in general, working alongside young musicians and cultural institutions to create high quality cultural digital projects to valorize the dialogue between arts. Lilium worked with museums and cultural venues around the world, from UNESCO Nomination “PadovaUrbsPicta” campaign, to MoMA (NY), Padova University and Negozio Olivetti (Venice) .
Curiosity: Francesco holds a Bachelor Degree in Environmental Engineering (Università degli Studi di Padova), practices yoga regularly, adopted two stray cats and is constantly trying to improve his cooking skills, he’s always keen to learn new recipes from friends and colleagues around the world
Episode Description
Francesco Rocco, a versatile UK-Italy artist, excels in guitar with numerous awards and genre-spanning performances. He's also the Vice President of Lilium SoundArt, promoting music and art globally. Beyond music, he's a dedicated learner, practicing yoga, refining cooking skills, and caring for stray cats.
Takeaways
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If you would like to hear more about any specific topics, please email us at info@themodernartistproject.com. I would love to help support your community in all artistic disciplines.
Kristine Dizon
The Modern Artist Project
Takeaways
- How experiences can shape people to become exceptional artists.
- Art nowadays is not just about playing the instrument well, but being sensitive to how the world is changing.
- The importance of having the awareness to become a better advocate of art.
- How the history of art and art itself is dependent on technology
- The role of art is to capture signals from society before society itself could express theirs.
- Dialogue with technology is essential in art.
- Being an artist in Digital Age.
- Knowing how to communicate doesn't depend on the technology itself but on the idea of who we are and what we want to show others with our art.
- Advice for young people who like to pursue a career in music, art, and theater.
- Advice for teachers who struggle to retain students and how to show them the value of music.
- Advice for people who want to pursue art.
Social Media Links
Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
What’s Next?!
Thank you for supporting this show by listening and sharing with your friends. If you liked this podcast, please rate and write a review of how this show has helped you. This will help us be able to increase our visibility nationally and in being able to make an impact on the profession.
If you would like to hear more about any specific topics, please email us at info@themodernartistproject.com. I would love to help support your community in all artistic disciplines.
Kristine Dizon
The Modern Artist Project
