Antonio Rugolo’s beautifully luminescent playing brings out the fabulous linear discipline of Santorsola’s music… (Tim Panting “CLASSICAL GUITAR”);
...seldom has it sounded so poetic… (Colin Cooper “CLASSICAL GUITAR”) ...the repertoire of the guitar needs minds and hands like his. (Angelo Gilardino-“SUONARE NEWS”) … i caratteri ci sembrano assolutamente scolpiti nel diamante. (Francesco Biraghi-“IL FRONIMO”).

Rugolo is a two-time winner (in 2014 and 2018) of the “Golden Guitar” award for the best CD of the year given by the International Guitar Meeting of Alessandria.

From 1996 to 2001 he won several first prizes in national competitions and various International guitar competitions: second prize in the 25th Gargnano International Guitar Competition, first prize at the Isernia International Guitar Competition, Savona International Guitar Competition, “Omaggio a Joaquin Rodrigo”, Nicola Fago, Viareggio, Mondovì and more).