44 masterclasses , inspiring interactions with incredibly talented young musicians, joyful moments shared with old friends, and the recording of ’Three Mazurkas’ with Mateusz Kowalski. Thank you to everyone who made this edition so special. See you again next year!

I wanted to share this extraordinary news with all of you. I feel deeply honored. It is one of the most unique gifts I have ever received – simply priceless.

Carlo has been my friend for many years, but above all, he is a living legend among guitar – composers. His music has been an endless source of inspiration, shaping the way I think about the guitar as a sonic instrument with an extraordinarily rich palette of colours.

The SONATA itself is a single-movement work of nearly seven minutes, in which I can hear distant echoes of my own compositional language. There is something truly fascinating about recognizing a reflection of yourself in a piece written by Carlo DOMENICONI.

Abbatia Fontium: Suita (Fountains Abbey: The Suite) for 13-course Baroque lute has been recorded in Italy by Alberto Crugnola.

This six-movement suite is inspired by Fountains Abbey, a Cistercian monastery in Ripon, North Yorkshire. It draws on the abbey’s architecture, history, legends, and myths. Abbatia Fontium: Suita (Fountains Abbey: The Suite) was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, the Italian lutenist and patron of the Baroque lute, Alberto Crugnola.

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