THE VILLA MAKING PHILOSOPHY
Marcello Villa was born in Monza in 1965. He lives and works in Cremona. He began studying the violin when he was twelve and later enrolled in the International School of V
A Material Engineer since 2001, in the same year I graduated as an “Operator for Violin Making” in Cremona. I then began my training in the restoration and the construction of classical and Baroqu
HONG SUNG HEE
She was born in Seoul, in South Korea, in 1980.
She learned to play violin when she was a child.
In 2002, she graduated at University in violin section.
In 2003, she came to Italy for st
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1970, Dimitri Atanassov started learning the violin at the age of 6. After studying with Professor Anna Ivanova, Dimitri excelled in his studies at the Prague Academy of Art
MARCO IMER PICCINOTTI
All my instruments are made following my own personal models, created from in-depth studies of the most important classic (Amati, Stradivari, Guarneri) and modern (Ornati, Garimb
ENRICO CIRESASRL
The company Ciresa was founded in Tesero-Trento in 1952 by Enrico Ciresa (1922-1991), after long years of experience and skills gained in the manufacture of Delmarco and Bozzetta pian
Author’s violins
The core idea of this project is that our violins are created to make music, then become art and finally return to making music.
At the heart of “Violino d’autore” are th
The workshop located in the historic center of Castelvetro Piacentino , Via Roma 24, offers the possibility to provide for the maintenance and restoration of arches.
In a cozy room you can try bows fo
The main activity of the workshop is the construction of new instruments (violins, violas, cellos), much appreciated by musicians for their excellent acoustic qualities. Trying to better understand t
Martin Gabbani is a professional violin maker at Cremona. He works in his own workshop in the historical center of the city.
Gabbani graduated with high honors from International School of violin-mak
MARCO NOLLI
He was born in November 3, 1964. He attended the International Violinmaking School of Cremona getting his diploma in 1983, under the guidance of Masters Giorgio Scolari and Stefano Conia.
