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Neapolitan by origin, Catemario is an internationally acclaimed concert guitarist, composer, and pedagogue.
A true guitar legend, he was included in Guitar Gold by Deutsche Grammophon in 2014. He has performed in some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, including the Großer Saal of the Berlin Philharmonie, the Großer Saal of the Wiener Musikverein, the Auditorio Nacional and Teatro Real in Madrid, the Bolshoi Hall in Saint Petersburg, the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the NCPA in Mumbai, Wigmore Hall in London, Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, the Sidney Myer Bowl and Town Hall in Melbourne, among many others.
His discography as a classical guitarist includes recordings for DECCA Records, ARTS Music, and Koch Schwann. His albums have received numerous critical awards, including Five Stars from Musica magazine (Italy), Classical CD of the Month (Italy), Guitart Editor’s Choice (Italy), and the Joker Award from Crescendo (Belgium), among others. He has also appeared on the cover of BBC Music Magazine, Classical Guitar, and Guitart.
He is also a composer of symphonic, chamber, and choral music. Several of his works have been published by Bergmann Editions, and his musical A Tale of Heroes and Gods was performed in December 2024 in Ahmedabad, India.
He is the creator of the ear-training method that bears his name, the “Catemario Method,” based on the Partimenti tradition of the 18th-century Neapolitan school, as well as the author of a treatise on guitar teaching methodology. In recognition of his artistic and pedagogical achievements, he was awarded the title of Honorary Associate Professor by the Royal Academy of Music in London — a distinction granted to only two guitarists in the history of the institution.
He is currently Professor of Guitar at the Conservatory “Luca Marenzio” in Brescia.
Alirio Diaz International Guitar Festival 