MAURIZIO TADIOLI
Born in Cremona on September 16, 1967, Maurizio Tadioli began studying the art of violin making as a child guided by his grandfather Carlo Pizzamiglio, a self taught luthier. Also, st
Richard Alexander is of English origin and moved to Italy in 1975. Has studied at the International School of Violin Making in Cremona under the guidance of Maestro Giorgio Cè from 1975 to 1976 and
MATTEO MAZZOTTI
Matteo Mazzotti was born in Pavia on 24th April 1979. As a child, he showed a precious interest in music and he attendet regularly the workshop in Piacenza of his grandfather, Mazzocch
FERNANDO SALVATORE LIMA
Fernando Salvatore Lima was born in Santa Maria da Feira in Portugal. As a young man he showed a special gift for music and art in general and his manual skill was already clea
Davide Somenzi was born on May 14, 1967 in Casalmaggiore, a small city about 40km from center of Cremona. He currently lives in the Rivarolo del Re, a village in the province of Cremona.
Davide decide
To become fluent and artistic on the violin requires many hours of practice and Ms Jenson has never experienced pain or physical discomfort during practice or performance. She attribute this to a natu
MICHEL EGGIMANN VIOLIN MAKER
In 1982, he made his first violin in the workshop of Philippe Girardin in Neuchatel.
As well as his violin studies, he obtained his luthier’s diploma from the internatio
I started studying the double-bass when I was 12. The following year I couldn’t resist the temptation to open up my double-bass and see how the inside was made. Then I wasn’t able to close
STEFANOTRABUCCHI
I was born in Sondrio on February, 5th 1970, in a family of musicians. When I was 8, I started to play the violin and, since then I’ve been attracted and fascinated by this instrume
Boris Sverdlik, has many years of experience as one of the world’s most gifted and accomplished restorers of valuable Old String Instruments. He has studied and brought to life, sometimes
ETTORE UZZANU LIUTAIO
He trained with Maestro Scrollavezza at Parma’s Violin Making School, and specialized in musical instrument restoration in Pieve di Cento.
He runs his workshop in Sassari s
ROBERTO SALVIANTI
Roberto Salvianti was born in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa in the province of Florence, Italy in 1958. He completed his highschool technical studies and then attended the “Conservato
