Davide Somenzi
~Message~Dear everyone at Tatsunoya Co. Ltd
It is with honour and pride that I accepted Mr Munehiro Okada's invitation to build a violin to participate in your exhibition celebrating your company's centenary.
When I met Mr Okada (1992/1993), I was extremely happy about the collaboration he asked me to undertake to supply instruments to your company, because it was a very difficult period for me, having recently left my old master's workshop. Perhaps I did not yet consider myself ready to manage the more commercial side of the work and I felt quite inadequate to deal with the personality of such an important figure representing such a large company, but Mr Okada's gaze reassured me and made me understand that at that moment, even though I was very young, he had faith in me.
This wonderful working relationship has continued to this day, allowing us to share and collaborate together in this challenging field.
I hope that in crafting this violin, I have been able to fully demonstrate my professionalism and ability to express myself in working with these woods, which so often frustrate us because they are difficult to work with, without ever forgetting that what we do must not only be beautiful, but must also sound good, because it is the working tool of great musicians who, in some way, also express themselves and make us fall in love with their music... with our instruments.
That is why I would like to thank Mr Munehiro Okada and all his staff once again.
Thank you for your trust.
Davide Somenzi
Davide Somenzi graduated in 1986 at the International School of Violin Making A. Stradivari in Cremona, specializing then in several courses and masterclasses worldwide.
He has been registered at the chamber of Commerce of Cremona (Italy) since 1990.
He has took part in numerous national and International competitions, achieving the following results:
-Special prize for the first prized violin ”Giovani Liutai”at the 2nd Baveno National Competition.
-Special prize with a gold medal by the Union of Russian Violinmakers for the first prize “Young Violinmaker”at the 1st International Violinmaking competition in Mittenwald (Germany).
-3rd place in the Viola section at the IV International “Triennale” Violin Making AS. Stradivari (Cremona 1991), and gold medal for the best ranked among the young violin makers, offered by the municipality of Baveno.
-2nd place for the Violoncello section at the VII International “Triennale” Violin making Competition in Cremona (1994 Mr. Okada will remember this very well because Tatsunoya Co. purchased it), obtaining a honorable mention for the best Sound and Style.
-Honorable mention for the finalist violin at the XV International “Triennale” Violin Making Competition A. Stradivari (Cremona 2018).
In 1998 he was nominated as a lecturer at the “A.Stradivari” International School in Cremona accepting the chair of Varnishing and Restoration.
Each of his instruments is worked out with great care and nicety of detail, from the choice of wood and models to the selection of paints. Both the design and the execution boast a sign of originality and make every piece singular and unique, as if it is inspired by the classical Cremonese Violin Tradition.
He works today in Rivarolo del re ed Uniti at his laboratory in Strada Gialdine 2, Cremona
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