Born in Monza in 1961, Vittorio Villa has a Conservatory Diploma in Violin playing and has performed as a violinist with important Italian orchestras such as the orchestra of the Verona Arena and the Angelicum orchestra of Milan.
He obtained the Diploma of violinmaker at the International Violin-making School of Cremona under the guidance of his brother Marcello Villa.
Also teacher at the same institute, he furthermore had the opportunity to research the aspects of physical acoustics in the field of bowed instruments. It is due to this background, both as a performer and as a researcher, that Vittorio Villa's instruments are sought after by musicians for their sound quality in addition to their fine workmanship.
Vittorio Villa, finalist in several Italian and international violin making competitions (City of Bagnacavallo, A. Stradivari Cremona, City of Baveno), prefers to base his work on the classic Stradivari, Guarneri and Amati patterns and he also builds reproductions of famous antique instruments. His varnish is of a trasparent dark-orange color. At present working with his brother MarcelloVilla in their Cremona workshop, he also at times still plays in local chamber ensembles.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
G. NICOLINI Liutai italiani di ieri e di oggi 2? vol. Cremona 1991
Cataloghi dei Concorsi Triennali di Cremona 1991, 1997. (Catalogue of Violinmaking Triennal in Cremona 1991, 1997.)
Cataloghi Concorsi di Baveno (Catalogues of Baveno Competitions)
CREMONA IN SEOUL Seoul 1993
STRINGS 1999 Resource Guide pag.122
ARTIGIANI DEL SUONO Ed. Ricordi Milano 1989.
EXHIBITIONS
Permanent Exhibition of modern Cremonese Violin-making Palazzo Fodri Cremona
Violinmaking Triennal in Cremona 1991, 1997
Trade Mark Exhibition 2002 in U.S.A.
Cremona Exhibitions in U.S.A. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
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