Saturday, February 28 and Sunday, March 1, 2026 – Tenth edition of the National Guitar Competition dedicated to the memory of Davide Lufrano Chaves, an event that celebrates the talent, passion, and art of the guitar in all its forms.
The Scuola di Musica Verdi di Prato, in collaboration with the Camerata Strumentale di Prato, is proud to continue this tradition that honors Davide’s extraordinary artistic legacy.
9th National Guitar Competition “Davide Lufrano Chaves”
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd March 2025 – The Giuseppe Verdi Music School of Prato, in collaboration with the Camerata Strumentale di Prato, has been organising the Davide Lufrano Chaves National Guitar Competition since 2015, in memory of the Prato-born artist who passed away at the age of just thirty in 2013. The aim of the competition is to promote new talents in the guitar world, who will be awarded a scholarship provided by the Lufrano family.
Davide Lufrano Chaves
A performer, teacher and composer, he was the guitarist in Alejandro Toledo’s world music band The Magic Tombolinos; with Edina Balczó front-man of the flamenco/rumba guitar duo de Fuego; with accordionist Maurizio Pala in the project Tango Porteño; and Latin rock guitarist with singer-songwriter Surianne…
Numerous charitable initiatives are taking place in recent years in David’s name and memory. Fundraising in favor of associations such as Myeloma UK British Myeloma Association, ADMO Bone Marrow Donor Association, AIL Italian Leukemia Association.
The G. Verdi of Prato, in collaboration with the Camerata Strumentale “Città di Prato,” holds an annual national guitar competition to promote new talent. The artists are awarded a scholarship provided by the Lufrano family.
“There were multiple dimensions to Davide, and if you were not paying attention, you often missed most of them.”
Alejandro Toledo
Davide su Soundcloud
‘Davide Lufrano Chaves on acoustic guitar.. beautiful guitar lines constantly rippled out through the dense textures of the music like sonic flowers – quite exquisite.’
Glyn Phillips, WorldMusic.co.uk
Dal canale YouTube
“Long time I didn’t play this beautiful classical piece by Francisco Tarrega, so few days ago during practice I recorded an home version.”
Enjoy it! (London, January 2013)
Wikipedia
He graduated in classical guitar in 2009 from the Puccini Conservatory of La Spezia as a private student under the guidance of maestro Carlo Mascilli Migliorini. Began studying music at age 8 with classical piano, choir and later guitar at the Verdi Music School…
Full Album “Tango Porteño” free download
Accordionist Maurizio Pala, on his website mauriziopala.com, shares the entire album Tango Porteño on Free Download. The musician of Italian descent, but artistically raised in London, invites donations to Help Musicians and ISM Incorporated Society of Musicians, among others.
De Fuego’s CD dedicated to Davide
Edina Balczó continued the De Fuego project with other artists such as Marc Rodriguez Alvarez and Tony Calvo, and produced the duo’s second album, called Davide (released in 2015).
David’s music to help leukemia research
The group Alejandro Toledo and The Magic Tombolinos, of which Davide has been a member, puts his new record on iTunes and asks for support for research through a donation to the UK Myeloma Association.
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Wayback Machine
Although we cannot turn back time, we can still keep Davide’s memory alive. Here, you can leave a message, a thought, or a special memory that connects you to him, something you wish to keep in your heart or simply a thought you’d like to share.
“Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.”
Here, if you wish, you can leave your contribution.
