Biography
A graduate in cello and chamber music with highest honors,
Antonio Cortesi has embarked on a varied and out-of-the-box
career. Trained first in Italy and then in England, the Netherlands
and Spain, he has competed in masterclasses with some of the most
influential contemporary cellists (D. Geringas, N. Gutman, G.
Gnocchi, R. Wallfisch and H. J. Jensen).
Passionate
about social media and the digital world, he has created a vibrant
community of music lovers and uses his channels to share his
personal approach. Since 2020 he has been an official
Gewa
artist and since 2023 an endorser for the new Gewa Novita 3.0
electric cello. He has performed with numerous orchestras and
chamber groups without ever taking away space from contaminations
with the world of theater and dance as well as original music
projects, collaborating with director Simone Toni, choreographer
Sofia Nappi, and writer
Giuliano Scabia .
He has recently worked with artists such as
Chet Faker ,
Luca Longobardi,
Emiliano Blangero
and
Mattia Vlad Morleo
without forgetting forays into the world of pop. He plays a 1926
Custode Marcucci cello courtesy of the Fondazione Teatro Rossini in
Lugo, Ravenna.
His first original project is entitled
A Delicate Revolution , followed by a series of reworks created together with some of the
most interesting sound designers to composers of neoclassical
Italian music.
