Fabio Zanon

Origin

Jundiaí, SP

Years Active

1987

Genres

classical music, classical guitar

Instruments

guitar

Biography

Fabio Zanon was born in Jundiaí on March 6, 1966, beginning his musical studies under the tutelage of his father and teacher Antonio Guedes. He graduated in music from the University of São Paulo in 1987, taking lessons with Edelton Gloeden and Henrique Pinto, before heading to the Royal Academy of Music in London for his master's degree.

Throughout his career, Zanon has stood out in prestigious international competitions, achieving victories such as at the Francisco Tárrega Competition and the Guitar Foundation of America. He has also recorded with OSESP and collaborated with names such as Francis Hime, Nelson Ayres, and Marcelo Barboza, receiving important nominations and awards in classical music.

In addition to his intense activity as a guitarist and conductor, Fabio Zanon works as a writer, professor, and communicator, holding the position of visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music and coordinating the Campos do Jordão International Winter Festival.

Discography

• Heitor Villa-Lobos, Fabio Zanon – The Complete Solo Guitar Music (1997)
• Sonatas Latino-Americanas para Violão (1997)
• Villa-Lobos: The Complete Solo Guitar Music (1997)
• Tárrega · Bach · de Faria · Mertz · Ponce - Fabio Zanon – Guitar Recital (1998)
• Scarlatti: Sonatas (Arranged for Guitar) (2000)
• Marcelo Barboza, Peter Apps, Fábio Cury, Fabio Zanon – Tangos & Choros - Flute Music From Argentina And Brazil (2002)
• Fabio Zanon, Tárrega, Bach, de Faria, Mertz, Ponce – Fabio Zanon (2004)
• In Flanders' Fields Vol. 39: Jan van Der Roost (2004)
• Domenico Scarlatti - Sonatas Arranged For Guitar (2006)
• Coro Cervantes, Carlos Fernández Aransay, Fabio Zanon – Yanomami - Music For Choir And Guitar (2009)
• Francis Hime / Nelson Ayres - Concerto para Violão e Concertino para Percurssão (2010)
• Marcelo Barboza, Fabio Zanon – Mountain Songs - Music for Flute And Guitar (2011)
• Albéniz / Granados / Malats (2013)
• The Romantic Guitar (2015)
• Spanish Music (2016)
• Americas (2018)
• Francisco Mignone's 12 Etudes for Guitar (2022)
• Fabio Zanon, Marcelo Barboza, Clélia Iruzun – Treasures From The New World Vol. 3 (2023)
• Francisco Mignone, Emmanuele Baldini, Fabio Zanon, Ovanir Buosi, Alexandre Silvério, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Neil Thomson, Giancarlo Guerrero – Concertos And Concertinos (2024)
• Alborada (2024)
• Fabio Zanon, Francisco Mignone – 12 Études For Guitar