Giacomo Grava – cello

After obtaining his diploma at the Novara Conservatory, Giacomo continued his cello studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg with Enrico Bronzi. He perfected his skills with the Altenberg Trio Wien, Mario Brunello and the Trio di Trieste. He graduated with honors in Baroque Cello at the Cesena Conservatory with a thesis on the types of Cello in use in Europe between the 17th and 18th centuries, and perfected his skills with Anner Bylsma and Mate Balazs.
He collaborates with the Mantua Chamber Orchestra, the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Teatro Comunale of Bologna, Spira Mirabilis, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra and as First Cello with the Teatro Massimo of Palermo, the European Union Chamber Orchestra, the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra, the Teatro Regio of Parma, the Orchestra of the International Festival of Brescia and Bergamo, the Abruzzo Symphonic Institution. He was part of the Mozart Orchestra founded and directed by Claudio Abbado, and has worked for a long time with conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti, Daniele Gatti.
He was cellist of the Lunaire Piano Trio with which he played throughout Europe, and in the chamber music field he collaborated with artists such as Bruno Canino, Danusha Waskiewicz, Ivan Rabaglia, Enrico Bronzi, Laura Marzadori, Alessandro Deljavan, Pablo Ferragan, Maria Grazia Bellocchio.
He holds the Chair of Cello at the “Arrigo Boito” Conservatory in Parma.