Duo Crepuscolo

Duo Crepuscolo is a violin-guitar duo (featuring both classical and electric guitar) based in New York City and Sicily, composed of American violinist Francesca Abusamra and Italian guitarist Giuseppe Buscemi. They met while both students at the Manhattan School of Music, and began playing together as a duo in 2023, with their initial concert series taking place in Sicily. Buscemi hails from Sicily, and Abusamra has Italian-American heritage, so they bonded over Italian culture and music. 

      The duo aims to bring attention to the repertoire for violin and guitar, as well as expand it, working with living composers to create new music. Many of the duo’s performances focus on Italian music, as they want to connect their two cultures through their art form, creating a bridge across the ocean between their two homes of New York City and Sicily.