It’s been announced that the critically acclaimed Italian guitar virtuoso MATTEO MANCUSO will perform his biggest London headline concert to date at The Islington Assembly Hall on Thursday 14 May 2026.
Tickets are available here: https://www.alttickets.com/matteo-mancuso-tickets
Sharing the stage with Matteo at London will be Christian Mascetta (Guitars), Riccardo Oliva (Bass), and Gianluca Pellerito (Drums.)
always incredibly flexible
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in supercool rhythmicity…
The most illustrious guitarists in the world, including Steve Vai, Al Di Meola, and Joe Bonamassa, have publicly praised the 28 year-old, with Vai describing him as “the future” of electric guitar.
Mancuso employs a finger-style right-hand technique that’s evocative of contemporary flamenco to bend his rock, jazz, and classical guitar shapes, though he picks the strings like a classical guitarist might, thus applying a free stroke with his index and middle fingers.
Communicatory!
His approach can be discovered in “Silkroad” (shared below), which is filled with interesting textures, plangency (when needed), becomes illuminated by brightened subpoints, and is always incredibly flexible in supercool rhythmicity. Communicatory!
Main photo: © Massimo Silverio
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