STEFANO TRABUCCHI, CREMONA (ITALY)

Born in Sondrio on February 5th, 1970 in a family of musicians, he began studying the violin at the age of eight. Immediately after graduating from middle school, charmed by the construction of the violin, he enrolled at the International School of Violinmaking in Cremona: he attended the four-year course under the guidance of masters Negroni, Amighetti and Conia, graduating in 1988 with honors. In the same year he entered the workshop of Maestro Nolli in Cremona where he deepened and perfected his skills.

At the beginning of 1992 he opened his own workshop in the center of Cremona, located in Via Bella Rocca 14, next to the Museo del Violino.

He has participated for several years with personal stands at the most important trade fairs: MusikMesse Frankfurt, Mondomusica Cremona, Music China Shanghai, Stringed instruments fair Tokyo, Namm show in Los Angeles.

He curates the collection of musical instruments (including a Stradivari cello) of the prestigious Accademia Chigiana in Siena, where every year he holds an open workshop during the summer courses.

Since 2010 he has held the position of president of the luthiers’ group of Confartigianato imprese – of which he is also the provincial vice-president – , a group that counts over 80 registered master craftsmen. The appointment was recently renewed unanimously.

A former board member of the Consortium of Violinmakers A. Stradivari of Cremona, he is a member of the scientific committee of the Museo del Violino, of the scientific committee of the School of Lutherie and of the Steering Committee of the Cremona Mondomusica event, as well as a member of the Management Committee of Cremona Musica representing CremonaFiere spa.

Maestro Trabucchi represented Cremonese violin making at the Unesco in Paris in 2013 on the occasion of the proclamation of Cremona Liutaia as intangible heritage of Unesco.

His instruments are recognized and appreciated all over the world, from where continuous requests and orders arrive.

He made a violin decorated in gold leaf for the King of Thailand Rama IX in 2015.

In 2018, he also built the multi-cited, in all major online and newspaper publications, “Blue Violin” again for the Thai royal family, who then donated it to the Princess Vadhana Galyana Royal Institute of Music in Bangkok. Always in Thailand he is conservator and luthier of trust of the symphonic orchestras of the three royal arms.

He is specialized in the construction of instruments with special and precious gold decorations and with the grafting of real jewels.

Every instrument that comes out of the skilful hands of Master Luthier Stefano Trabucchi is the result of art, study, high manual ability and a lot of passion.

His violins, violas and cellos are made entirely by hand following the knowledge and techniques of the ancient luthiers of Cremona. The choice of the wood is fundamental for the beginning of an excellent instrument; wood that is seasoned for more than 10 years: there begins the life of every instrument until the varnishing and the sound tuning.