Italy On This Day

Maestro who perfected his technique so that his instrument seemed to sing Mauri Giuliani was a 19th century pioneer of guitar music Leading ...

Neapolitan wrote first guide to playing the instrument Ferdinando Carulli was born in Naples but spent much of his life in Paris, wher...

Musician who found ‘accidental’ fame in Yugoslavia Antonio Janigro spent much of his career in Yugoslavia after being trapped there on...

Composer gave the cello prominence in his charming quintets Boccherini playing the cello, thought to have been painted between 1764 an...