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"I've used D'Addario strings already for more than 30 years. The quality of the sound is really outstanding: clear but warm, perfectly focused in every single string, register and nuance of colors, and perfectly balanced. If you are a real musician, you must use D'Addario strings!"
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Paolo Pegoraro is considered today one of the most renowned teachers and interpreters of his instrument. Elected in 2003 "Best guitarist of the year" by the readers of the magazine Guitart, both the critics as recognized figures of the music world appreciate in Paolo Pegoraro an uncommon depth and artistic sensibility. Winner of prestigious competitions, he performs regularly in the most important musical centers and festivals throughout Europe, USA, South America, Africa and Asia. In 2008 the great Cuban guitarist and composer Leo Brouwer has declared: "I'm very happy to know that in the guitar world there is a man and a musician as Paolo Pegoraro!" Paolo loves to teach so much that he founded the Segovia Guitar Academy, now an established and internationally recognised seat of learning for guitarists, with students from various countries around the world. In 2010 Paolo was elected guitar chair at the "Universitat für Musik und darstellende Kunst" in Graz (Austria). Over the years the students at these institutes have won over 200 awards at major national and international competitions, including those of Alessandria (Pittaluga), Benicassim (Tárrega), Almeria (Arcas), La Herradura (Segovia), Tokyo, Munich (ARD), Wroklaw (Guitarmaster), Malibù (Parkening), Rome (Sor) and Gargnano. In addition, he serves as guest faculty at the "Universidad Pedro de Olavide" in Sevilla, Spain. Since 2017 he is Honorary Artist in Residence at the Yehudi Menuhin School in London like Daniel Baremboim, Andras Schiff, Itzhak Perlman, Julian Bream and John Williams among others. He is often invited to be part of juries for musical and guitar competitions and gives regular masterclasses all around the world. He has several recordings and the CD "Solo" has received enthusiastic reviews; in particular, the German magazine "Gitarre & Laute" declared "... the discovery of the year." For his last CD, he was awarded with "La chitarra d'oro" at the Alessandria Guitar Convention, as the best CD of the year (2010). Born in Bassano del Grappa August 9, 1968, he began to study music at a very early age, quickly demonstrating a distinct talent and receiving from his family an environment rich in musical stimuli. He graduated with highest honors from the Conservatory "Benedetto Marcello" in Venice in the class of Tommaso de Nardis. He consecutively frequented masterclasses of Manuel Barrueco and David Russell, as well as receiving the "Diploma di Merito" at the Chigiana Academy of Siena in Oscar Ghiglia's Class. In 2010 he became part of the D'Addario family. "Paolo plays the notes as a series of pearls, clear one after another and now is the extraordinary thing: he has pearls of all sizes and all shades of color, he puts together in a way that will produce a effect of strong compactness and harmony. Paolo follows his musical ideas without compromise: accelerating, and evaporates the sentence where it is necessary for reasons of musical logic and not because of technical problems. "This is an extraordinary thing in the guitar world. Paolo Pegoraro is, I can only repeat once more, the discovery of the year! Peter Päffgen - Gitarre und Laute
