daughter of Michele Pittaluga, the Founder of the Alessandria international guitar competition, Micaela Pittaluga is the President of the Pittaluga Competition and has been the head of the Organising committee since 1995. She studied performing arts, music and architecture and is now devoted to holding the guitar competition every year and the guitar composition competition every two years.

She officially represents the Alessandria competition at the annual meetings of the WFIMC, and for next three years she was elected as member of the Executive Committee.

Mrs Pittaluga travels widely taking part in guitar festivals, competitions and concerts, attending to the competition and to the promotion of the young prize-winners.

She was from 2003 to 2008 President of the board of Directors at the Vivaldi Conservatorio of Music in Alessandria and in her town she promotes musical events, like founder and artistic director of FARELAMUSIC@ cultural society.

Micaela Pittaluga was for a decade President of board of directors at the Conservatorio di Musica di Alessandria "A.Vivaldi"

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