I was born in Cremona in 1966, and at the age of forty-eight, out of passion, I founded Academia Cremonensis along with Master Luthier Giovanni Colonna and Engineer Massimo Lucchi, serving as President. Privately, I attended theoretical and practical lessons on Violin Making at Academia Cremonensis under the guidance of Maestro Giovanni Colonna. On December 18, 2015, I obtained the Certificate of Competence as a Luthier issued by the Lombardy Region.

During my presidency, I also held the role of managing director and delivered educational lectures to the numerous visitors of Academia Cremonensis and at Expo 2015 in Milan. Over the years, I had the opportunity to meet renowned luthiers such as Maestro Bissolotti and many others, from whom I learned about their techniques.

Subsequently, my professional path prevented me from continuing my work as a luthier, but the educational and relational activities at Academia were crucial for my development. My work is inspired by the great Cremonese masters Antonio Stradivari, Nicola Amati, Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, and Maestro Sacconi, but I always strive to imprint my own style in each of my creations.

In 2018, I left Academia and privately embarked on my journey at the workshop of Bruno Pedroni, which was interrupted due to the pandemic. In 2022, I returned to the workshop and made my first instruments.

Every instrument I create begins with a careful selection of wood, a process deepened through my studies at Academia Cremonensis. Personally, under the guidance of Maestro Colonna, we established a wood collection (xiloteca) and made visits to the Foresta della Musica in Paneveggio and the Balkans. Regular visits by professional musicians to Academia Cremonensis allowed me to understand their needs in relation to the instrument’s acoustics and ease of use.

The study of varnishes, carried out at Academia Cremonensis, starting from the distillation of natural pigments and their chromatic properties, combined with participation in national and international conferences, such as at the Conservatorio di Bilbao, have further enriched my knowledge.

At Academia Cremonensis and at Bruno Pedroni’s workshop, we employ the traditional Cremonese working method, thus striving to continue the tradition.