AboutMe

Martino Simionato is an Italian cellist, chamber musician and teacher.

He is founder member of Quartetto Goldberg, a new classical group recently awarded the Italian Critic special prize “Premio Farulli – best Italian rising ensemble” and first prize at Filippo Nicosia Award 2023.

Prizewinner at soloist competions and orchestra auditions, he regularly collaborates with orchestras like Teatro Verdi Orchestra in Trieste, Orchestra del Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Accademia alla Scala Orchestra, Orchestra Antonio Vivaldi and Orchestra Canova.

As a chamber musician, he is invited by prestigious Festivals and Music Societies all around the world including Società del Quartetto di Milano, Fondazione Società dei Concerti di Milano, Società dei Concerti di Trieste, Gioventù Musicale Italiana, Società Umanitaria di Milano, Amici della Musica di Padova, Fondazione La Toscanini, Viotti Festival, LacMus Festival, Filarmonica Laudamo, Ticino Musica Festival, Musica Insieme Bologna, Associazione Scarlatti, Amici della Musica Palermo, ProQuartet – Center européen de musique de chambre, Zeist Music Days, Riyahd Music Hub.

Martino is a qualified teacher of the Italian school system and first level certified teacher of Suzuki method.

He graduated in cello at Milano and Novara  Conservatories of Music. Now, he is specializing at the Master School of Milano with Luca Magariello (first cellist of Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana) and Kyrill Zlotnikov (Jerusalem Quartet) at Amici della Musica of Monza. From 2021, he’s studying at Accademia Stauffer in Cremona in the class of Quartetto di Cremona.

He plays a cello by Dante Regazzoni, on loan from the Regazzoni Collection.