Biography
My story
From the piano in Castelfranco Veneto to Kenneth Gilbert’s class, from the concert stages of Europe to the recording studio.
I am a harpsichordist and teacher. I devote myself above all to French music of the 17th and 18th centuries and to the study of the complete harpsichord works of J. S. Bach.
Studies
My training
I began with the piano, studying with Massimo Somenzi, and with chamber music alongside Mario Brunello, at the Conservatorio “A. Steffani” in Castelfranco Veneto. There I turned my attention to early music and graduated in harpsichord with the highest marks under the guidance of Lia Levi Minzi.
I attended the courses of Kenneth Gilbert at the Fondazione Cini in Venice and then became his pupil at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, where I obtained Diplomas of Merit and, following the final examination, the Honours Diploma and the “Emma Contestabile” scholarship.
From 1997 to 2001 I furthered my studies in his class at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, which I entered on merit with a scholarship. As a full student I attended courses and masterclasses given by Roberto Pagano, Siegbert Rampe and Andreas Staier.
Concerts
On stage
In 1999 I was invited as teacher and korrepetitor in Wilbert Hazelzet’s class at the J. S. Bach Festival in Köthen, Germany. Since then I have performed in recital and with Baroque ensembles in Europe and the United States.
I have collaborated with Marco Rizzi, Maxence Larrieu, Enrico Bronzi, Mario Brunello, Danilo Rossi, Wilbert Hazelzet, Valter Vestidello, Francesco Manara, I Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca and the String Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
I play regularly with violinist Valerio Losito, cellist Adriano Fazio and theorbist Giulio Falzone, and I collaborate with Alessandro Ciccolini, Gionata Sgambaro and Tommaso Rossi.
The concert archiveA former pupil of Kenneth Gilbert, Guglielmin has inherited much of his sobriety and restraint.
Recordings
The albums
In 2017 I recorded the complete harpsichord works of Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre for OnClassical: Album der Woche on WDR 3, reviewed with 4 and 5 stars by MusicVoice, WDR 3, BBC Music Magazine and Early Music Review, selected among the best releases of 2017 by Audiophile Essential at Highresaudio, and broadcast by RSI Rete Due, WDR 3, iHeart Radio New York, BBC 3 Breakfast and Primo Movimento on Rai Radio 3.
Also for OnClassical I recorded J. S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations and the Aria variata alla maniera italiana (2017/2021), and François Couperin, Préludes & Miscellaneous Works (2021), both distributed by Naxos USA.
In December 2024 the double album Jubel Schein Bedeutung was released, in duo with Baroque violinist Valerio Losito: all of J. S. Bach’s sonatas for violin and harpsichord, warmly received by international critics, from the Spanish magazine Scherzo to Music Paper.
My recordings are regularly broadcast by BBC, Rai Radio 3, Radio Vaticana and SDRundfunk, and are available in the catalogue of the New York Public Library and in the libraries of the leading American universities.
Listen to the discographyTeaching
In the classroom
Since the academic year 2022/2023 I have taught Harpsichord and Historical Keyboards at the Conservatorio “N. Sala” in Benevento; in 2021/2022 I taught at the Conservatorio “A. Scarlatti” in Palermo.
I give courses and masterclasses with the Orchestra Barocca Siciliana in Syracuse, Ars et Labor in Perugia and the Early Music Festival in Trevi. In 2026/27 I lead the annual harpsichord course at the Civica Scuola delle Arti.
Lessons and masterclassesA concert, a masterclass, an interview?
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