Aniello Desiderio

He is known for his intricate touch, speed and precision on the instrument, delivering "acrobatic arpeggios and scales of extraordinary brilliance", which has led to comparisons with Paganini.

Desiderio belongs to a family of musicians; his father plays percussion instruments, and of his two younger brothers, Gaetano is a pianist and Gennaro is a violinist.

[1][2] He studied under Stefan Aruta, Bruno Battisti D'Amario, Costas Cotsiolis and Emero Cordero, and attended interpretation exercises by the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer.

[2] Desiderio began performing outside of Italy in 1989 at the International Guitar Festival in Volos, Greece, and has since played concerts worldwide in Norway, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Croatia, United States, Turkey, Romania, Austria, Spain, Greece, Mexico, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Brazil, France, Slovenia, Switzerland, Denmark, Colombia, Poland, Venezuela, Portugal, Georgia, Russia.

In 2010, Desiderio recited at the Concerto Madrigal of J. Rodrigo, with Angel Romero, and gave masterclasses during the Summer International Academy for the Mozarteum of Salzburg.