Marcello Bellei was born in Modena, Italy, in 1976. He is a dedicated contemporary Italian violin maker who has received international recognition from musicians and collectors alike.
He was inspired
Elena Bardella was born in Cremona in 1966, in 1984, under the guidance of Master Giorgio Cè, she graduated in the Cremona International Violin Maker School.
In 1982 she who the “Youngest participa
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.
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
“The real challenge in making musical instruments, lies in recreating the right chemistry between artisanal quality, aesthetic and sound, which, then, is the lesson of Stradivarius. It ‘wa
I was born in Genoa on February 3, 1966, my professional development has had various training locations in Europe and the world – with a background of conservative wood restoration – and f
Pius Sbrighi works in Rimini, where he was born in 1957. The only pupil of Mario Capicchioni teacher, began his violin maker in 1978, after attending the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro.
In 1984 he wor
He completed his Performer’s Diploma in cello at the Music Conservatory “Giuseppe Verdi” in Turin, Italy, under the guidance of Antonio Mosca. Consequently he attended further studies with A
Mathijs Adriaan Heyligers, born in Holland, moved to Italy in 1975 after his high school diploma. His study of violin making began at the International School of Violin Making of Cremona under the gui
I have been working as a violin and bow maker for the last twenty years, applying all my intellectual and manual skills to the creation of instruments that can best satisfy all the requirements of str
I was fortunate enough to learn the art of violin making through two parallel paths; the workshop and the school.
Over the last three years I have attended the Violin Making School of Parma, led by Re
