Luca Romanelli began studying classical guitar at the age of eleven, immediately gaining artistic recognition by winning the Città di San Severino Marche National Competition for two years in 2004 and 2005. He attended the Conservatorio G.B. Pergolesi in Fermo and graduated in 2015 from the Conservatorio G. Rossini in Pesaro under the guidance of Maestro Pietro Antinori with top honors, cum laude and honorable mention. After graduation he continued his studies in Germany at the Musikhochschule Münster, obtaining the Zertifikatsstudienjahr in 2017.

He has attended numerous masterclasses and master classes taught by such guitar masters as Marcin Dylla, Arturo Tallini, Reinbert Evers, Claudio Marcotulli, Marco Tamayo, Roman Viazovskiy, Tilman Hoppstock, Rafael Aguirre, Alvaro Pierri and others. He has won numerous guitar music competitions, such as First Prize in the following International competitions: “ A. Segovia” in Pescara 2024, “ Berlin International Guitar Competition 2022”, “Int. Dimitris Fampas Competition” in Athens 2022, “Tblisi Guitar Competition” 2021, “ Tremolo Guitar Competition “ in Skopje 2021, “VI Int. Angel G. Pinero Competition “ 2019.

He collaborates with many contemporary composers such as Angel G Piñero, Kacha Metreveli Dang Ngoc Long, Redi Marku, for the dissemination of their work. He carries out ‘intense concert activity in Italy, Greece, Germany, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, North Macedonia and Spain as a soloist, guitar ensemble member, string quintet member and orchestral soloist. He made his debut in 2022 at the prestigious Teatro Real in Madrid as soloist, member of chamber ensembles and with the Orquestra Clàsica Santa Cecilia of Madrid in a tribute concert to Maestro Piñero.

He recorded a Cd with the Da Vinci Publishig label in 2019 “ In Praise: Guitar Works” dedicated entirely to the guitar music of Cuban Maestro Leo Brouwer, on the occasion of his 80th birthday, He was recently awarded by the prestigious Accademia Organistica Elpidiense with the 2023 “Youth in Music” award as the best musician of the year.

He is currently a guitar teacher at the Ic Falcone e Borsellino in Offida. He is taking Master Classes taught by Maestro Paolo Pegoraro at the Segovia Academy in Pordenone and attending the Biennium of Chamber Music at the G.B. Pergolesi Conservatory in Fermo. He plays a guitar by luthier Giochino Giussani and a Cathedral Manuel Adalid from 2023.

Mercedes Barroso Chaves is a highly talented guitarist whose passion for the guitar and her musical approach have led her to stand out on various stages. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to study with renowned guitar masters such as Anders Clemens, Alex Garrobé, Pedro Mateo, Marco Smaili, Judicaël Perroy, Jesús Pineda, Pablo Menéndez, Ricardo Gallén, Kevin Loh, Laura Verdugo, and Lazhar Cherouana, which has enriched her
style and allowed her to develop a deep musical sensitivity.

Born in Seville in 2007, Mercedes Barroso Chaves began her guitar training at the Conservatorio Elemental de Música América Martínez, under the guidance of Isabel Martínez Mata. She is currently finishing her studies at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música Francisco Guerrero, where she is in her sixth year with Alberto Plaza Fernández.

Regarding her competitive career, she has been recognized in several prestigious competitions. Notably, she won Category A of the José Antonio Peñalosa Competition and reached the semifinals of the International Competition in Madrid. She also earned third place in the Cadet Category B of the “Ángel Iglesias” International Guitar Competition. Her interpretative skill earned her the First Prize at the XIII José Luis Lopategui Musical Interpretation Competition, along with the Cofiner Award for the best performance of the compulsory piece, which allowed her the opportunity to record the piece “No te molestes más” by Enrique Cofiner.

In chamber music, she is part of a guitar duo that won First Prize at the VII Chamber Music Competition of the Conservatorio Francisco Guerrero and has performed concerts with Juventudes Musicales Sevilla, successfully connecting with her audience through performances filled with emotion and nuances.

With her constant dedication to the guitar, Mercedes continues to seek improvement in her interpretation, always with the intention of sharing music in an honest and approachable way.