Brazilian guitarist Ariel Gragnani

About

Brazilian guitarist Ariel Gragnani received his Bachelors and Masters of Performance degrees from the Royal College of Music graduating with distinction. While studying at the RCM, Ariel was awarded the Leverhulme Postgraduate Scholarship as well as the Lucy Ann Jones fund.

He began his musical career performing traditional Brazilian music ranging from samba, choro and bossa nova. Following his studies at the music Conservatoire of Tatui in Sao Paulo, Ariel performed in the USA and Europe before furthering his studies in the UK. In London, Ariel studied flamenco with Francisco Antonio and classical guitar with Professor Timothy Walker from the Royal Academy of Music.

Ariel earned his Bachelors of Music in Performance from the Royal College of Music studying under Gary Ryan and Chris Stell. In 2012 Ariel became an RCM Scholar receiving scholarship to pursue his Masters of Music Performance. Ariel claimed first prize in the RCM 2013 guitar competition.