Francesco Palmieri

Francesco Palmieri (*1996, IT) is a Basel-based classical and electric guitarist. His activity primarily focuses on contemporary music performance, intertwining instrumental practice with artistic research in music technology. At 17, he debuted as a soloist with orchestra at the Teatro dell’Aquila in Fermo (IT) and as a result, was awarded the scholarship Lina Cinque (2014). Since then, he has performed as a soloist, with orchestra, in ensembles and in various chamber music groups in numerous festivals and concert halls including Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (UK), Ruhrtriennale (DE), Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik (DE), Darmstädter Ferienkurse (DE), Elbphilharmonie Hamburg (DE), Bludenzer Tage zeitgemäßer Musik (AT), Bregenzer Festspiele (AT), Opernhaus Graz (AT), WDR Funk