Italian guitarist Giuseppe Buscemi, Naxos artist and winner of international competitions, has performed concert tours throughout Europe and the USA. Giuseppe has been invited by renowned concert associations and presenters to perform in notable concert halls such as Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Tenri Cultural Institute, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, and Columbia University in New York City, and many Italian concert halls, among which are the “V. Bellini” in Catania, and the “D. Alighieri” in Ravenna. 

As a versatile performer who feels extremely comfortable on electric guitar too, he was invited to play both classical and electric guitar on the opera-cabaret “Only An Octave Apart”, produced by the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC, starring Anthony Roth Costanzo and Justin Vivian Bond, and on GameOn!, a video-game concert produced by the New World Symphony Orchestra in Miami Beach, under the baton of the orchestrator and conductor Andy Brick. Eager to explore and expand the possibilities of his instrument in solo and chamber music settings, he has performed with renowned musicians such as Gianni Bicchierini, Leonardo Augello, CY Leo, and the BlackBox Ensemble, and has premiered works by internationally acclaimed composers such as Reiko Füting, Carlo Galante, and Paolo Marchettini.

His repertoire ranges from the Baroque era to the latest contemporary works, both in solo and chamber music, and for both classical and electric guitar. He is currently a member of Duo Crepuscolo, a violin-guitar duo based in New York City, with violinist Francesca Abusamra. The duo explores the more classical repertoire for the ensemble, as well as commissioning and premiering new works.

In 2018, Giuseppe recorded his first solo album, entitled “Come, heavy Sleep” and published by the label DotGuitar. The CD is focused on 20th century masterpieces composed by F. Martin, B. Britten, M. De Falla and J. Manén. In 2020 he recorded his second album, “Dances & Dreams”, with pianist Gianni Bicchierini, as the Antipodes Duo. The album, published by DaVinci Classics, brings attention to some of the masterpieces of the guitar-and-piano repertoire, and also includes the World Premiere recording of Carlo Galante’s “Cinque piccole serenate alla luna piena”, which is dedicated to the Antipodes Duo. His third CD, “Italian Guitar Rarities”, was published by Naxos in 2022. The program is focused on the evolution of the Italian repertoire for classical guitar, from Baroque to contemporary music.

His fourth and latest CD, titled “Transcendence”, and published by DotGuitar in 2023, shows a unique program of pieces arranged by Giuseppe for his harmonica-and-guitar duo with CY Leo. Giuseppe has also recorded on electric guitar, featured as a guest artist on a CD produced by electric guitarist Andrea Quartarone. All of his albums have received high critical praise from music magazines, such as American Record Guide, Yorkshire Post, Guitare Classique, Gitarre & Laute, and SeiCorde, and have been broadcast on radio stations such as RAI Radio 3, Radio Vaticana, Emisora del Sur, and The Intimate Guitar.

Giuseppe is currently a faculty member of renowned music schools in Manhattan, and also taught in Italian conservatories and music schools from 2013 to 2019, previous to relocating to New York City. Giuseppe has studied with Giovanni Puddu and graduated with Summa cum Laude and Honorific Mention both at “A. Corelli” Conservatory of Messina (Bachelor degree) and at Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “V. Bellini” of Caltanissetta (Master’s degree). He also attended the International Piano Academy “Incontri col Maestro” of Imola, for a Master’s degree in chamber music, where he graduated with honors, studying with Nazzareno Carusi. 

Giuseppe is currently a candidate for the Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City as a student of David Leisner, where he also works as teaching assistant on the guitar faculty. Giuseppe plays a Guido Di Lernia guitar. giuseppebuscemi.com

UPDATED NOVEMBER 2025. PLEASE DESTROY ALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS.