Francesca De Filippis
Born in Salerno (Italy), De Filippis studied with Francesco Matrone studied at the Conservatory “San Pietro a Majella” in Naples.
In 2015, she graduated with honor under the supervision of Maurizio Villa.
In 2013, she gave a recital dedicated to the guitar repertoire of Emilia Giuliani during a lecture by Nicoletta Confalone in the Gesualdo Hall of San Pietro a Majella.
In 2016 De Filippis was admitted to the prestigious Master Degree of Performance in classical Guitar at the Conservatory “Arrigo Boito” of Parma, under the guidance of the internationally renowed performers such as Lorenzo Micheli, Oscar Ghiglia, Massimo Felici, Giampaolo Bandini, Maurizio Grandinetti, Timo Korhonen, Zoran Dukic and Pavel Steidl and she graduated with Distinction.
After winning various national competitions including “Lufrano-Chavez Competition” ,“Napoli-Nova”, “Ame Puccini”, “Carlo Agresti Competition” she is now in an intense concert activity as a solist.
Her concertistic career also includes performances at several international music festivals, including the “Festival Paganini” in Parma, the “Cilento International Music Festival”, “Concerti dell’Archivio storico di Napoli” the “Guitar Education & Research”, “Concerti di Primavera al Duomo di Salerno”, The “Acerra Guitar Meeting”, “Le Corti dell’ Arte” Music Festival at MARTE Museum, “Concerti al Palazzo Grenoble”, “Atella Classica”, “Irno Music Festival” and “Festival Internazionale della chitarra” in Lagonegro .
She has participated in masterclasses throughout Europe with world-renowned guitarists such as Antigoni Goni, Gaelle Solal, Renè Izquierdo, Elina Chekan, Ricardo Gallen, Carlo Marchione, Aniello Desiderio, Edoardo Catemario, David Leisner and Leo Brouwer.
She attended the “Curso de Especializacion” (pos-grados) with Marco Socìas at Musikene- Centro superior de musica del Pais Vasco (Spain) at the same time she studied at Segovia Guitar Academy with Paolo Pegoraro.
In December 2021 she performed the iconic “Concierto de Aranjuez” by J.Rodrigo with Orchestra Filarmonica Campana
In 2020 her cd for solo guitar “Une Soireè chez Mr.Vines” will be release by DaVinci Records