Adriano Del Sal is one of the most important young artists of recent years. The extraordinary musical talent and the deep artistic sensibility, as well as his entire technical mastery of the instrument, make his performances unforgettable ... a true virtuoso on his instrument.
He was born in 1977, began his guitar studies with Stefano Viola at the "J.Tomadini – Konservatorium" in Udine, where he completed his studies with Guido Fichtner in 1999. At the same time he attended courses at the “F.Tarrega Academy” in Pordenone, where he continued his musical training with Stefano Viola and Paolo Pegoraro.
He attended many master classes with important concert guitarists such as David Russel, Manuel Barrueco, Stefano Grondona, Alberto Ponce, Angelo Gilardino and Carlo Marchione. He was able to win the first prize 12 times in international competitions. As a result of winning the international competition “Julian Arcas” by Almeria (Spain), his first solo CD for "Radio Nacional de Espana" was recorded. In 2003 he received the award "La chitarra d'oro" in Alessandria (Italy) for the best international concert artist of the year.
In 2004, he won the first prize at the prestigious international competition “Città di Alessandria”. He is also the winner of the historic “Certamen F. Tarrega” competition in Benicassim (Spain) of 2009.
Adriano Del Sal was represented at most important international festivals in Italy, Germany, Mexico, Russia Ukraine and Slovenia. In 2001, David Russel described him as one of the best concert guitarists of the present day. He currently teaches at the “Segovia Guitar Accademy” in Pordenone, and since autumn 2015 he has been leading a de leading a deer at the Music UNI in Vienna.