Giacomo Rocca, born in Turin in 1988, enrolled at the Civica Scuola di Liuteria in Milan in 2010. He graduated with top honors and received a scholarship from the Fondazione Cologni per i Mestieri d’Arte for an apprenticeship at Maestro Lorenzo Rossi’s workshop. In 2016, he returned to Turin and opened his own workshop. Awards: Silver Medal in Rome (2016), Silver Medal in Sesto Fiorentino (2017), Silver Medal and A.L.I. Prize in Malta (2019), A.L.I. Prize for the instrument with personality and classic Italian style at the 17th Antonio Stradivari International Triennial in Cremona (2024), and Gold Medal for cello and Silver Medal for violin at the 3rd International competition “Giovanni Battista Guadagnini” in Piacenza (2025).
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