Elena Zucchini graduated in 2010 with a Master's Degree from one of the finest music academies in the world, the Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel. Described by Alberto Ponce as "the next rising star of the classical guitar world", Elena has begun her career focussing on Italian and contemporary repertoire and, in 2011, her first album was released containing music by Dyens, Scarlatti, Giuliani, Petrassi and Davidovsky.

Growing up in rural Tuscany in Italy, Elena's passion for the guitar began as a child, listening to her uncle playing classical and flamenco music. This love affair with the instrument led her to study at conservatories in Perugia and Fermo where she was awarded numerous prizes, including twice receiving Fermo's Best Student of the Year award. Keen to learn as much as she could, she began enrolling in masterclasses, playing for many of the world's finest guitarists, including David Russell, Stephan Schmidt, Claudio Marcotulli, Pavel Steidl, Alberto Ponce, Marco Socias, Jorge Cardoso, Roland Dyens, Fabio Zanon, Raphaella Smits and Marcello Rivelli, before finally auditioning at Basel for the Master's course in performance and musical interpretation, from which she graduated with distinction.

From 2010 to 2015, Elena worked as a producer for artists such as John Williams, Manchester Camerata, Les Violons du Roy and Marc-Andre Hamelin, Julian Lloyd Webber, the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra and “Clare College Choir of Cambridge”.

Elena currently lives in London where she balances a schedule of teaching, composition projects and performances, focussing mainly on  Spanish, Cuban and Latin-American repertoire.

She performs as a soloists as well as with flutist Claire Overbury as "Rouge Duo" and guitarist Ahmed Dickinson Cárdenas as "Havana Suite".

Recent projects include perfoming at Jerusalm’s British Consulate in occasion of the celebrations of the Queen’s birthday party, the worldwide premiere and recording of “Invocation and Continuum, written for Rouge Duo by British composer David Braid, an extensive tour in Cuba and Italy with guitarist Ahmed Dickinson. Elena was also invited to perfom at Bolivar Hall during the guitar festival Guitarrismo, organised as a hommage to Leo Brower’s work and career, with Maestros Leo Brower and John Williams sitting in the audience. 

Elena is also the resident guitarist at London’s famous Ham Yard Hotel in Picadilly Circus. You can find her performing every Sunday between 5pm and 7pm.