GUITARIST · EDUCATOR · VENEZUELAN
Daniel
Petrocelli✳︎
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02 / THE ARTIST
A life woven
through music.
Venezuelan guitarist Daniel Petrocelli has earned recognition in national and international competitions. His work as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator reflects a deep connection to Latin American music and a curiosity for the meeting points between classical music and jazz.
His awards include first prize at the Alirio Díaz National Guitar Competition in Carora, Venezuela (2014); third prize at the Alirio Díaz International Guitar Competition (2015) and the Rust International Guitar Competition in Austria (2020); third prize at the Florida Guitar Competition and Festival in Tallahassee (2024); and second prize at the Troy University guitar competition (2025).
A winner of the William Gower Concerto Competition at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2024, Daniel appeared as soloist with the USM Symphony in March 2025, performing Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. His recorded performances include Sérgio Assad’s Fantasia Carioca for Siccas Media and Juan Erena’s Heart of Earth, alongside published recordings that reflect his interests as both performer and composer.
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Collaboration is an important part of his musical life. His work with living composers includes the premiere of Luis Ochoa’s Variaciones Lumière and Eduardo Martín’s Cita Concertante with guitarist José Luis Lara. His chamber music projects include the Amalgam Guitar Duet, with repertoire by Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Piazzolla, and the TrinVen Jazz Ensemble, which he founded in 2023.
His commitment to music extends to teaching and community engagement. At the Saint Lucia School of Music, where he taught from 2017 to 2024, Daniel served as Head of Guitar and Music Theory and later as Coordinator of Music Studies. His earlier teaching work includes Venezuela’s Fundamusical Simón Bolívar. He now serves as Co-President of the Classical Guitar Society at FSU, contributing to the university’s guitar community and the organization of the Florida Guitar Festival and Competition.
Daniel earned his bachelor’s degree in music at UNEARTE in Caracas and his Master of Music in Guitar Performance at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he studied with Dr. Nicholas Ciraldo. In 2026, he began his doctoral studies in guitar performance at Florida State University with Dr. Stephen Mattingly, supported by a graduate assistantship.
As part of this new chapter, he is honored to be the current recipient of the Legacy Fellowship at FSU’s College of Music, a highly competitive distinction awarded to a single graduate student across the college. He receives this support with gratitude, viewing it as an opportunity to deepen his artistry and continue sharing what he learns with students and audiences.
03 / THE MUSIC
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Music to take
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FEATURED PERFORMANCE · JOAQUÍN RODRIGO
Concierto de Aranjuez · I
Daniel Petrocelli & USM Symphony Orchestra
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BEYOND THE NOTES
A guitar.
A story.
A connection.
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