Antonio Cortesi

Antonio Cortesi graduated with full marks and honors in cello performance and chamber music. After his studies at Accademia internazionale di Imola with Orfeo Mandozzi he attended master classes with some of the most remarkable cellists of our time like Amit Peled, Hans Jorgen Jensen, Raphael Wallfisch, Hanna Roberts and Natalia Gutman. He currently collaborates with several musical organizations as an orchestral player (Orchestra Arcangelo Corelli (as principal cello), World Youth Orchestra, Young European Musician Orchestra, Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini, Fondazione del festival pianistico di Brescia, Orchestra città di Ferrara, Young Talents Orchestra E&Y and Roma Tre Orchestra) and many chamber music ensembles. He is also active in other projects of songwriting and popular music. Classical music has never been enough so he brought in his projects a strong influence from pop, experimental and world music. From 2017 he has been collaborating with the author Giuliano Scabia for the play L'Azione Perfetta. In 2019 made his debut in the theater performance Bliss both as cellist and actor. He plays a cello built by Custode Marcucci in 1920 granted by his hometown municipality. Antonio is passionate about the digital world and social media as well as teaching. In 2020 started a artistic collaboration with Gewa music and Concarbo. From june 2020 he is A&R Manager for Classical music in Believe Digital.