Roma Expo Guitars 2018

• Friday, March 16 at 19:30 (event not included in entrance pass – purchase from January 2018) Expo opening evening with presentation concert - in first preview - of the double audio CD "ITALIAN EXCELLENCE" produced by CHITARRA IN featuring the recordings made by nine of the major Italian concert musicians with the guitars of the twenty-seven Italian Master luthiers present at Expo 2018.
Our nine concert musicians will alternate on stage for a unique concert of its kind, which has no precedent in the history of Italian classical guitar.
The following are the names of the protagonists in alphabetical order: Luigi Attademo - Massimo delle Cese - Andrea De Vitis - Marco Del Greco - Fernando Lepri Bruno Giuffredi - Christian Saggese - Flavio Sala - Giulio Tampalini

"A Parisian in the heart of Europe"

• Saturday, March 17 at 15:00 (event included in entrance pass) Conference with maestro lutist Andrea Tacchi on the legendary French guitar maker Robert Bouchet;
For the occasion there will be one of maestro Bouchet's original instruments (No. 117 of 1967) which can be listened to in the capable hands of Maestros Andrea Pace and Cristiano Poli Cappelli.

Aniello Desiderio in concert

• Saturday March 17 at 19:30 (event not included in entrancepass – purchase from January 2018) Recital by the famous Italian virtuoso Aniello Desiderio

Lifetime Achievement Award to Maestro Angelo Gilardino

• Sunday March 18 at 12:00 (event included in entrance pass) CHITARRA IN will honour Angelo Gilardino, composer, scholar and editor, with the Lifetime Achievement Award; during the ceremony, the italian guitarist Christian Saggese, will give the world premier of the Sonata "Letters to Fryderyk" composed by Angleo Gilardino and will also perform two important composition of classic guitar repertoire.

Acoustic rehearsal of instruments

• Sunday March 18 at 15:30 (event included in entrance pass) Public rehearsal of all guitars on display, which will be played by one of the greatest Italian guitarists, Adriano Del Sal.