- His father and grandfather were both famed painters, his mother an accomplished pianist.
- Founded the Festival de Musique des Arcs.
- Founded the Guitar Department at the Aspen Music Festival (Aspen, Colorado, USA).
- Founder of the International Guitar Competition of Gargnano (Italy).
- From 1983 to 2004 at the Basel Musik-Akademie in Switzerland he had held the professorship in guitar.
- Taught at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana from 1976.
- Graduated from the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome.
- Studied with Andrés Segovia.
- Classical guitarist.
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