Fabrizio Portanti, violin-maker from Cremona I am making violins, violas and cellos following classical cremonese violin-making tradition. I dedicate special attention to the sound quality of my instr
Born in France at La Guerche de Bretagne on 26 January 1961, he resides and works in Cremona since 1978, from when he began his career as a self-taught luthier.
In 1988 he won the first prize a
Alessandro Commendulli was born in Cremona in 1977. When he was 14 years old he entered the international violin making school Antonio Stradivari where he met Mr. Negroni, Mr. Conia and Mr. G.Scolari.
Barbara Piccinotti was born in Brescia in 1975. Barbara is grow-up in a family whit a big tradition about forniture restoration. Since she was a child she learned the skill of carving wood from her fh
FRANCESCO TARCHI
Francesco Tarchi was born in Florence in 1968.
In 1990 graduated in violin from the Conservatorio “Cherubini ” of Florence, he then continued his studies in Geneva and Bie
Anqi Ni, born in Shandong, China, is a violinmaker based in Cremona, Italy. In 2019 she established her workshop “Laboratorio Violintecture” at the historical center of Cremona. She concentrates o
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
There can be no art without study and patience, that of learning a trade, each piece created is unique and conveys the spirit of the master luthier who shaped it following the working techniques hande
ROBERTO CAVAGNOLI
Roberto Cavagnoli was born in 1975, July 8. He graduated in 1993 at the international School of violin Maker “Antonio Stradivari” in Cremona under the guidance of M° Giorgio Sco
STEFANO CONIA
Stefano Conia was born in Hungary on the 10th January 1946. When young he began studying the violin and became interested in violin-making following the example of his father who has a d
GIORGIO GRISALES
Giorgio Grisales was born in 1963. He moved to Cremona in 1982 where he began his first approach to the art of violinmaking. In 1988 he graduated at the “International School of Vio
