“THE BEST GUITAR IN THE WORLD.” – ANDRÉS SEGOVIA
Carlotta Dalia is a young classical guitarist from Italy who plays on a very special instrument: a historic guitar built by the German luthier Hermann Hauser I for the legendary Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia. There are only two such guitars left in the world. One is displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and with the other, Carlotta Dalia recorded her current album “Segovia” – a tribute to Andrés Segovia, who is regarded as a pioneer of classical guitar playing.
The album will be released on March 28, 2025, and is Carlotta Dalia’s debut album with Berlin Classics, the label that has signed her as the first female guitarist. Born in 1999 in Tuscany, she gave her first solo concert at the age of twelve. Throughout her career, she has won over 40 national and international competitions, including the International Competition Niccolò Paganini in Parma. At 16, she released her first album “Gran Solo”. Two years later, she completed her studies at the renowned Accademia Chigiana in Siena. Additionally, in 2022, she finished a postgraduate degree at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. That same year, her recording of all the guitar works by Ida Presti won the prestigious Chitarre d’oro award. Since 2024, she has been a faculty member at the Conservatorio “Gaetano Donizetti” – Politecnico delle Arti di Bergamo.
For “Segovia”, Carlotta Dalia selected works by the Spanish guitarist and composer Andrés Segovia (1893-1987) and juxtaposed them with compositions by his contemporaries: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968), Carlos Pedrell (1878-1941), Hans Haug (1900-1967), Jacques Ibert (1890-1962), Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982), and Joaquin Turina (1882-1949). A special highlight is the commissioned work by the Italian composer, conductor, and cellist Enrico Melozzi titled “Re-Birds da un frammento di J. P. Rameau”. This piece was specifically composed for Carlotta Dalia.
