Biography of Émilie Fend
Émilie Fend, born in Strasbourg, France, in 1995, began her musical education with a DEM from the Conservatoire de Strasbourg and a degree in musicology from the Université de Strasbourg. She earned her Bachelor of Music with honors in 2022 at the HfMT Köln under Professor Goran Krivokapic, where she also began her Master of Music.
Émilie has performed solo and in ensembles at prestigious venues across France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, such as the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden and the Historische Stadthalle in Wuppertal. She has achieved significant recognition in international competitions, winning first prizes at the HASPA Guitar Cup at the Hamburg Guitar Festival (2022) and the NRW Gitarrenpreis – Stephen Goss (2023). Additionally, she has won prizes at the Iserlohn Guitar Festival, Nürtingen Guitar Festival, Harmonia Cordis in Romania, and Certamen Llobet in Barcelona.
She has expanded her musical horizons through workshops at the Italian Guitar Campus, Seicorde Academy, and Zbaszyn Guitar Workshop under Lukasz Kuropaczewski. Émilie has also participated in master classes with renowned guitarists worldwide.
Recent highlights include solo performances with the HfMT Cologne orchestra, international recitals, and the world premiere of commissioned works for guitar and clarinet at the Koblenz International Guitar Festival. In 2023, she is set to perform at the Hamburg Guitar Days, release several recordings, and contribute to a CD for the Italian classical music magazine Suonare News.
Website: https://emilie-fend-guitar.com/
Performing at Siccas Guitars
Every classical guitarist who performs at Siccas Guitars brings a distinct musical path to the instrument — shaped by years of study, competition experience, and the particular musical tradition they have chosen to inhabit. The classical guitar demands sustained technical commitment and a deep engagement with a repertoire that spans from the Renaissance through to works written for living performers. It is an instrument whose full possibilities only reveal themselves over time.
