9
Albums
2017–2025
Span
3
Record Labels
1
Latin GRAMMY Nom.
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El Llanto de la Guitarra — Giovanni Piacentini, Urtext Digital Classics 2025 Urtext Digital Classics
El Llanto de la Guitarra
Urtext Digital Classics 2025

Guitar Concerto with Orquesta Escuela Carlos Chavez. Latin GRAMMY nominated for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. Three-movement work premiered at Centro Nacional de las Artes, Mexico City.

  • 01Guitar Concerto — I. Allegro
  • 02Guitar Concerto — II. Adagio
  • 03Guitar Concerto — III. Vivace
Soothing Guitar Vol. 1 — Giovanni Piacentini, 2024 Independent
Soothing Guitar Vol. 1
Self-released 2024

Ambient and meditative solo guitar collection designed for rest and reflection. Intimate recordings in a quieter, introspective register.

  • Track listing available on streaming platforms
Orígenes — Giovanni Piacentini, Navona Records NV6570, 2023 Navona Records
Origenes
Navona Records · NV6570 2023

20 tracks spanning original compositions and Latin American guitar repertoire. A return to musical roots, recorded at Guitar Salon International, Santa Monica.

  • 01–20Original compositions & Latin American guitar repertoire
Viajeros — Giovanni Piacentini & Mak Grgic, 2023 Independent
Viajeros
Self-released 2023

Guitar duet with Mak Grgic. Recorded at Ostin Recording Studios, UCLA. A travelogue for two guitars, blending both composers' voices in a shared musical journey.

  • Track listing available on streaming platforms
Satori Studies — Giovanni Piacentini, 2022 Independent
Satori Studies
Self-released 2022

Solo guitar album exploring meditative stillness. A series of studies in tone, texture, and presence.

  • 01Rain Dance
  • 02The Promise
  • 03Whisper
  • + more tracks
Adrift in the Garden of Beautiful Things — Giovanni Piacentini & Tim Fain, 2021 Independent · EP
Adrift in the Garden of Beautiful Things
Self-released · EP 2021

Collaborative EP with violinist Tim Fain. Recorded remotely during the pandemic. Featured in the Los Angeles Times. A fragile, intimate document of connection at a distance.

  • Track listing available on streaming platforms
Electric Renaissance — Giovanni Piacentini, 2019 Independent
Electric Renaissance
Self-released 2019

9 tracks of classical crossover blending acoustic guitar with electronic elements. A bridge between centuries — polyphonic counterpoint recast in a modern sonic landscape.

  • 01–09Track listing available on streaming platforms
Between Worlds — Giovanni Piacentini, Navona Records NV6224, 2019 Navona Records
Between Worlds
Navona Records · NV6224 2019

18 tracks, 45 minutes of solo guitar originals. Independent Music Award nominee. Featured in Gramophone magazine. A fully-realized statement of Giovanni's compositional voice.

  • 01–18Track listing available on streaming platforms
Chiaroscuro — Giovanni Piacentini, Navona Records NV6097, 2017 Navona Records · Debut
Chiaroscuro
Navona Records · NV6097 2017

Debut album. Suite based on seasons and times of day, with chamber works. Recorded with engineer Kevin Killen. The light-and-shadow of a composer finding his voice.

  • Suite: Seasons & Times of Day
  • Chamber works
  • Full listing on streaming platforms
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Featured Performances

The Raven From Chiaroscuro · Navona Records · 2017
Selva Adentro Six Preludes for Solo Guitar · Between Worlds · Navona Records · 2019
Cielito Lindo From ORÍGENES · Navona Records · 2023 · Latin GRAMMY Nominated