Stefania Bodini was born in Cremona in 1973. In 1992 she graduated at the International School of Violin Making in Cremona. Following her educational years, she started to work at the CEE Workshop where she remained for four years. In 1996, she began working in the workshop of Maestri Gio Batta and Simeone Morassi to refine her skills. She makes violins and violas following the models and style of the classical Cremonese School. Great care is taken in the selection of wood, and her craftsmanship is meticulous. She uses a red-brown spirit varnish over a yellow ground. Stefania Bodini has participated in various competitions in Italy and abroad including those in Baveno, Poznan, Mittenwald, Paris and the Triennale di Cremona. She has received several awards at the Baveno competition: 1995 – Giorgio Foschi Prize for a violin; 1997 – “Provincia di Cremona” Prize for best varnish; 1999 – Giorgio Foschi Prize for a violin, awarded for overall consistency of craftsmanship; 2008 – Special Prize for Best Workmanship at the Violino Arvenzis Competition; She regularly takes part in exhibitions and trade fairs in Tokyo, Paris, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Sidney ect. She lives and works in Castelleone, in the province of Cremona.
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