"what is great about Ignacio is not only that he has Duende but the precision and tone of his guitar playing makes him deliver his music with great resonance and feeling. His willingness to explore out of his comfort zone and reach out to other cultures and sonorities speaks to his character."   

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Phil Manzanera

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Artist Overview

Born in Buenos Aires Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde is an Argentinian-Italian guitarist and music producer based in London.

Musician of the year Latin UK AWARDS 2019 winner. Doctor of J H Pestalozzi University, Hon.Fellow North & Midlands School of Music and Fellow Guild of Musicians & Singers.

Dr Lusardi Monteverde has been presented as a soloist guitarist at Indian National theatre and Babylon Great Theatre. Produced a wide number of audio recordings that have been released at Nonclassical, Orpheus, ARC, Naxos of America, Orchid Classics, Drama Musica and others. Graduated as Choir Master and currently working in the development of different music festivals such as Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival (India), Babylon Festival (Iraq), London Strings Festival and intensely with a number of performers of classical and Early Music. Collaborations with the British Museum, Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School, producing also a number of albums at the iconic Abbey Road Studios and has worked for six years in the Latin American Baroque Festival of Buenos Aires.

Ignacio performances include collaborations with Ahmed Mukhtar Oud Master, Baluji Shrivastav OBE, Eduardo Niebla and live appearances on BBC Radio 3, Mumbai NCPA, and along Lux Musicae at London Festival of Baroque Music, St George's Bristol, Stroud Green Festival, Liverpool Early Music Festival and others.