The Venezuelan-Italian violinist, Giovanni Guzzo has been appointed professor of violin at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. He takes up the role for the winter semester in October 2022
’I’m extremely honored and excited to become a part of such a prestigious and dynamic institution as the University of Arts in Graz,’ Guzzo told The Strad. ’Its long-standing tradition of nurturing outstanding young international talent, and offering them the highest quality tuition from some of today’s leading pedagogues and performers, makes this new adventure an incredibly exciting one for me.’
Giovanni Guzzo graduated from the Reina Sofia School of Music in Madrid, as well as the Royal Academy of Music, London, where he has also served as a violin professor.
He is the concertmaster of Camerata Salzburg and has performed with Joshua Bell, Martha Argerich, Martin Fröst, Miklós Perényi, Daniel Hope, Stephen Hough, Mats Lidstrom, Gerhard Schulz, Gábor Takács-Nagy, the Maggini and Takacs Quartet.
(Via the Strad)
