Fernando De Luca

Fernando De Luca (born 1961 in Rome) is an Italian harpsichordist, organist, teacher and composer. Biography Fernando De Luca began his musical studies at a very young age, devoting himself first to the organ, then to the piano, obtaining his diploma in 1987 under the direction of Velia De Vita. He also studied counterpoint and basso continuo with Mons.Domenico Bartolucci, Kapellmeister of the Sistine Chapel. In 1992 he obtained his diploma in harpsichord at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome under the direction of Paola Bernardi, with the best grades and honors. The same year, on the recommendation of the Director, he received the Marcello Intendente prize from ARAM as the best diploma of the academic year. He is interested in the problem of philological interpretation of the harpsichord repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries, paying particular attention to the study and practice of historical tunings. In 1994, he won first prize in the Gambi harpsichord competition of the Gioacchino Rossini Conservatory of Pesaro From 1994 to 2003, both as a soloist and in chamber ensembles, he was invited by numerous Italian and foreign concert institutions such as the Gonfalone (Rome)