Claudio Maccari - Friendly Pieces

Information

• Toccata: Capriccio
• Tre studi per chitarra
• Scenes
• Four Friendly Pieces
• Monologo
• Suite
• Anghelos

Claudio Maccari, guitar & compositions

Date: 2026

Label: Evidence Classics

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With Friendly Pieces, Claudio Maccari presents an intimate album devoted entirely to his own compositions, reflecting a deeply personal artistic vision. Renowned for his international career on period instruments, he has collaborated with distinguished musicians such as John Williams and Malcolm Bilson. This recording highlights Maccari’s refined musical sensitivity, offering a cohesive and expressive collection that emphasizes both his compositional voice and his interpretative depth as a performer.

Claudio Maccari is a leading figure on the international guitar scene, known for his work in both performance and composition. In 1990, he founded the Maccari-Pugliese Duo with Paolo Pugliese, specializing in classical and Romantic repertoire for two guitars on period instruments. He has performed at prestigious venues including Carnegie Recital Hall in New York and the Royal Academy of Music, and collaborated with prominent artists such as John Williams, Malcolm Bilson, and Piera degli Esposti. His recordings include major 19th-century guitar works, with Giuliani Complete Works for Guitar Duo winning the Chitarra d’Oro award in 2007. A composition graduate of the Conservatory of Como, he also won the Vittorio Fellegara Competition in 2013 and teaches in Milan and Varese.