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
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
Lutherie today is passion , research and innovation . Putting the Maestro’s teachings into practice, starting from the search for the best seasoned woods and from the study of models and shapes
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
For 40 years now, I have been dedicating myself to this wonderful world of violin making, graduating in Cremona in 1985 and since then attending Ateliers and well-known Masters – Italian and for
Graduated at the International School A. Stradivari in Cremona after a long-term competence restoration of ancient wood artworks, Giulio Maisenti is now passionately dedicated to lutherie with a deep
Paolo Sorgentone and Michele Mecatti opened this shop in 1998, combining the different professional experiences acquired over the years to be able to offer complete assistance to string instrument
Vittorio Villa was born in Monza in 1961. He has a Conservatory Diploma in Violin playing and has performed as a violinist with important Italian orchestras. He graduated in 1992 at the International
First time I met the Bowmaking in 1997 when, already passionate about Luthery since several years, Master Claudio Righetti introduced us in his workshop in Verona.
Since that day the passion between m
How I came to be a violin maker
As a child I learned to love the simple life of the past. I spent several months a year in an old farmhouse in the countryside of lower Austria.
The well in the
Sandro Asinari was born in the province of Cremona in 1969. At the age of 14 he enrolled in the International School of Violin Making in Cremona, attracted as he was by music and musical instruments.
Diploma di Maestro Liutaio nel 1982 presso la Scuola di Liuteria di Cremona, sotto la guida triennale di M° Francesco Bissolotti.
Lo stesso anno si trasferisce, assieme ad altri liutai, in Toscana