Biography
Edoardo Catemario, international guitarist and pedagogue, was born in Naples and began studying music at the age of five. He studied guitar with Salvatore Canino, Antimo Pedata, Jose Tomas and Maria Luisa Anido, and analysis with Titina De Fazio as well as with the South American composers Leo Brouwer and Oscar Roberto Casares. At the age of eleven he gave his first solo recital.
A highly versatile guitarist, he performs romantic repertoire on historical instruments as well as baroque, twentieth-century and contemporary music. His repertoire includes a large number of solo works, nearly all major chamber works, and 42 concertos for guitar and orchestra.
Competitions
He has won several national and international first prizes. In 1991 he won first prize at the prestigious Andrés Segovia Competition in Almuñécar (Granada), followed in 1992 by first prize at the Alessandria International Competition.
Concert Activity
Catemario has performed in concerts, broadcasts and major festivals in Austria, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, the Czech Republic, Poland, the United States, South America and the United Kingdom. Venues include the Wiener Musikverein, Auditorio Nacional and Teatro Real in Madrid, Sydney Meir Bowl and Town Hall in Melbourne, St John’s Smith Square and the Royal Academy of Music in London, Associazione Scarlatti in Naples, and Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall. His performances have been broadcast by major networks such as TVE2, RTF3, RAI1, RAI3 and CBC.
Premieres
He has premiered numerous works, including compositions dedicated to him by Eduardo Morales Caso, Alexander Mullenbach, Mauricio Sotelo, Patrizio Marrone, Gerard Drozd and Roberto De Simone.
Collaborations and Orchestras
Catemario frequently appears as soloist with orchestras such as the Wiener Akademie, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta de Andorra, Accademia Bizantina, Orchestra della Toscana, Orquesta di Stato del Messico and the Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana. He has worked with conductors including Oleg Caetani, Martin Haselböck, Michael Helmrat, Inma Shara, Marzio Conti, Enrique Batiz, Nicola Paszkowski and Ottavio Dantone.
As a chamber musician he has collaborated with artists such as Kurt Wiedmer, Alain Meunier, Franco Mezzena, the Vega String Quartet, the Silesian String Quartet, Massimo Quarta, Roberto Fabbriciani, Mario Ancillotti, Sylvie Gazeau, Antonello Farulli, Gabriele Cassone and Gabriella Costa Maluberti.
Recordings
His discography includes recordings for DECCA, ARTS Music, Koch Schwann and EMI, many of which have received critical awards such as the Joker (Crescendo), Choice of the Month (CD Classica) and 5 Stars Musica. His recording of Giuliani’s Concerto No. 1 was included with the BBC Music Magazine in January 2004. In January 2006 he appeared on the cover of Guitart Magazine.
Masterclasses and Teaching
He has given masterclasses in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Austria. He has taught at the Indiana University (Bloomington), Brooklyn College (NY), the Leipzig University of Music and the Salzburg Mozarteum, where he taught at the Sommer Akademie from 2001 to 2007. From 1993 to 2001 he led the interpretation course at the Conservatoire International de Paris and since 2007 he has been a regular guest professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Instruments
Catemario owns and performs on instruments by major Spanish makers, built between 1890 and 1935, including Garcia, Simplicio, Jose Ramirez I, Pascual Viudes, Ibanez and Marin. He plays Royal Classics strings.
