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Flavio Sala (born May 9, 1983) is an Italian classical guitar player.
Biography
After studying under the guidance of Pasqualino Garzia and obtaining his degree in classical guitar with an honorable mention in 2002, he studied with Oscar Ghiglia at the ' Academy Chigiana of Siena and at the ' Accademia Musicale in Florence.
Encouraged by the music of Alirio Diaz and Paco de Lucia, he began his concert career at the age of 18, winning the XXVI International Competition of Guitar Interpretation of Gargnano (Brescia) and subsequently the XXXVI International Competition "Michele Pittaluga " Alexandria, the Audience Vote at San Francisco International Master Guitar Competition (2004), the 1st prize at the Concurso Internacional de Guitarra XIV "Alirio Diaz" of Carora (Lara State, Venezuela – 2006), obtaining also the Special Prize " Fundacion Vicente Emilio Sojo "in Caracas, "a la mejor Interpretación de musica Venezolana" and 2 º prize at the "VII Alexandre Tansman International Competition for Musical Personalities "in Lodz ( Poland, 2008), a competition for piano, violin, cello, flute, clarinet and guitar.
He has toured and given master classes in Europe, Russia, the United States, South America, Cuba, in prestigious theaters and concert halls ( Tchaikovsky Concert Hall and Gnessin's Hall of Moscow, Leopold Auer Hall, Bloomington, Teatro Alirio Diaz of Carora in Venezuela, Bonci Theatre in Cesena, Hall of the Conservatory of Vienna, Politeama Palermo, Theatre of the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg, Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco), as soloist, in duo, trio, quartet, quintet and as soloist with orchestra (including the Turin Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Milano Classica, Orchestra of St. Petersburg State Hermitage, the Moscow Philharmonic, Orchestra of New Russia Jury Bashmet, Spring Symphony Orchestra of Kazan, Yekaterinburg Big Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela, Minas Gerais Symphony Orchestra.),
He has collaborated and performed with internationally renowned musicians in the classical field ( Huascar Barradas, Daniel Binelli, Simon Sala ), Jazz ( Marcus Miller, Toninho Horta, Cliff Almond, Alex Acuña, Otmar Ruiz, Giovanni Baglioni, Peppino D'Agostino, Cesar Orozco, Euro Zambrano ), Flamenco ( Carles Benavent, Jorge Pardo, Rubem Dantas, Israel El Piraña, Alain Perez Rodriguez ) and pop, collaborating with Antonello Capuano.
He is Founder, Promoter, Sponsor and Art Director of the INTERNATIONAL WEB MUSIC TALENTS, a competition opened to all instrument and music genres.
He only plays instruments made by Italian luthier Camillo Perrella .