Carlotta Dalia was born in Grosseto, Italy, on 25 August 1999. She began classical guitar studies at age eight with Alessandro Nobili, later continuing with Alessandro Benedettelli, Fabio Montomoli, and Aniello Desiderio, and currently studies with Giampaolo Bandini. She attends the Bachelor programme at the Academic Institute of Musical Studies “R. Franci” in Siena, admitted with honours at age fourteen and now studying in the class of Marco Del Greco.

Dalia has taken first prizes at numerous Italian and international competitions since 2010, including the “G. Rospigliosi” National Competition, the “Etruscan Riviera” Guitar Competition, the International Guitar Competition “Young Guitarists” in Mottola, and the “Pittaluga Junior” competition in Alessandria, along with placings at the Uppsala and Andrés Segovia international competitions. She has taken part in masterclasses with Leo Brouwer, Aniello Desiderio, Marcin Dylla, and others.

Sources:

• https://siccasguitars.com/blogs/guitarists/carlotta-dalia