Awards

Over the years I have participated at some instrument making competitions. It has been a great way to compare my work to the one of the colleagues and to meet many other makers and musicians that helped me in the improvement of my craft. I have had the pleasure of receiving many awards at these competitions, however, the biggest award has always been to be able to build an instrument that make the musician customer happy when they play. This is a list of awards I received.

• 2015-XIV Concorso Triennale Internazionale degli Strumenti ad Archi, Cremona. Silver medal for Viola

• 2015-XIV Concorso  Triennale Internazionale degli Strumenti ad Archi, Cremona. Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arti award to the best classified foreign luthier living and working in Italy.

• 2014-Violin Society of America 21st International Competition, Cleveland, Ohio. Certificate for viola workmanship.

• 2014-Violin Society of America 21st International Competition, Cleveland, Ohio. Certificate of Merit for Quartet workmanship

• 2012-XIII Concorso  Triennale Internazionale degli Strumenti ad Archi, Cremona. Honorable  Mention  Certificate for finalist Cello.

• 2012-XIII Concorso  Triennale Internazionale degli Strumenti ad Archi, Cremona. “Sabino Preti” award to the Cremona based maker best qualified in the Cello section.

• 2010-Violin Society of America 19th International Competition, Cleveland, Ohio. Certificate of Merit for Viola workmanship.

• 2008-Violin Society of America 18th International Competition, Portland, Oregon. Certificate of Merit for Viola workmanship.

• 2006-Violin Society of America 17th International Competition, Baltimore, Maryland. Silver Medal for Violin workmanship.

• 2006-Violin Society of America 17^th International Competition, Baltimore, Maryland. Silver Medal for Viola  workmanship.