Guido Fichtner, Professor of classical guitar at the Conservatory of Novara (Italy), was born in Milan. He studied with Mauro Storti and he obtained his diploma with full marks and first-class honours at the Conservatory of Piacenza.
Later he studied with Alberto Ponce in Paris at the "Ecole Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot", getting the "Diplôme Superieur de Execution" and the prestigious "Diplôme Superieur de Concertiste".
“Tarrega” prize at the International Competition of Benicasim (Spain). First prize at the "Renè Bartoli" Competition of Arles (France). First prize at the "G.B. Ansaldi" Competition, based on chamber music with guitar, and a number of other important prizes.
His activity both as solo player and in chamber music ensembles is very intensive. He is a permanent component of "Guitalian Quartet" with the guitarists Claudio Marcotulli, Stefano Palamidessi e Maurizio Norrito, "I Solisti di Milano" (violin, viola, guitar and accordion) with Fernando Antonelli, Emilio Poggioni and Sergio Scappini. In this ensamble he plays also mandolin.
He has played more than 350 concerts in 30 countries of the world, including Milano, Roma, Palermo, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Estoril, Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Marseille, Bruxelles, Luxembourg, Stockholm, Helsinki, Berna, Luzern, Innsbruck, Dublin, München, Bucarest, Budapest, Lima, Buenos Aires, Rosario, Caracas, Marrakesh, Alger, Il Cairo, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Beirut, Tashkent.
He has made a CD, edited by "Antes Concerto", of unpublished works by Mauro Giuliani and a CD, edited by “Casa Musicale Eco”, of works of Francisco Tarrega.