Frédéric Zigante

Born in France in 1961, raised in Turin, Frédéric Zigante trained with Alirio Diaz, Alexandre Lagoya and Ruggero Chiesa, graduating from the Milan Conservatory. He also studied lute and basso continuo with Massimo Lonardi and with the famous Argentine lutenist Evangelina Mascardi with whom he also plays in a duo. Frédéric Zigante plays the 19th century repertory on a guitar made in London by Louìs Panormo in 1828 and he devotes himself to historical researches on the performing praxis of early 19th century guitarists. He is revisor of a series of works published by Max Eschig of Paris ("Collection Frédéric Zigante"). He is professor at the Conservatory of Trieste (Italy) and he holds various master-classes at the Conservatorio Superior de Musica of Vigo (Spain), at the Central Conservatory of Beijing (China) and the class at Fondation CIEM-MOZART in Lausanne (Switzerland).