Niki Todesco
11 Baring Terrace, New Plymouth, Taranaki
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Niki Todesco is a Brooklyn based guitarist and composer, known for including singing in her concerts for guitar.
Niki has a reputation as an eclectic and versatile performer. Her concerts can range from early music to original compositions and arrangements, pieces for voice and guitar as well as for electric guitar. She performed solo recitals in venues in the U.S. and abroad, including a Carnegie Hall debut in 2019 with the Yale School of Music guitar studio. In addition to performing and arranging new pieces for guitar, Niki writes her own music and continues to develop her unique compositional style. With her concerts, Niki aims at engaging the audience through unique stage presence and storytelling.
A native of Italy, Niki left her hometown at the age of 14 to study at the Conservatory of Trento where she graduated with honors. She then completed a Master of Arts in guitar performance at the Conservatory of Bologna. In 2017, she moved to the U.S. to develop her own voice and unique approach to the instrument at Yale School Music under the guidance of Benjamin Verdery. Nicoletta also studied and performed in masterclasses with world-renowned guitarists, including Pavel Steidl, Sharon Isbin, Paolo Pegoraro, Aniello Desiderio, Lorenzo Micheli, Duo Melis, Giampaolo Bandini, Bruno Giuffredi, Andrea Dieci.
Niki's approach to music led her to perform in numerous ensembles in the U.S. and abroad. In Italy, she was among the founding members of the acclaimed Zer0Crediti (“no credits”) contemporary music ensemble, carrying out well appreciated projects such as Ich Bin Mein Stil, in collaboration with the Arnold Schöenberg Centre and the German Institute of Culture. She currently plays in a duo with flutist Laura Gracia and in a trio with soprano Emily Donato and flutist Helen Park. Recently, Niki played electric and acoustic guitar in the awarded Trinity Church Wall Street’s new music orchestra NOVUS NY, and Heartbeat Opera in their acclaimed production of Lady M.
Niki performs on a classical guitar made by Leonardo De Gregorio, Rome, a classical guitar made by Gino Canello, Treviso, Italy and on an electric guitar made by Jack Vees and Bruno Jacquet.
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