The Maestro Liutaio: Milos Seyda

A violin making workshop needs a person with a balanced overall view of the construction process: the “Maestro Liutaio”, the professional figure which we have been looking for when we have taken the fundamental decision to revitalize and give new impetus to the old experience of the Milano workshop.

The choice has fallen on MILOS SEYDA, Maestro Liutaio graduated from the Scuola di Liuteria di Cremona.


MUSICAL BACKGROUND 
After graduating at the University of Musical Arts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he continued his studies at the Academy of Arts of Stettino, Polonia; both degrees obtainedwith four marks and laude; during his career as a cellist, he has studied the main soloist repertoire for this instrument and has participated actively in orchestras like Orchestra of the Radio Amadeus of Buenos Aires, Philharmonic Orchestra of Stettino and the Baltic Neopolis Orchestra.

VIOLIN MAKER 
His itinerary as violin maker has started in a 2010 in the workshop of Paula Godoy in Buenos Aires where he has acquired the basic knowledge of this art. In 2015 he has entered the Scuola Internazionale di Liuteria di Cremona, graduating in 2017. From that moment on, he has deepened his knowledge of the construction and restoration of string instruments specializing with world renowned makers like Patrick Robin, Francis Kuttner, Antoine Cauche, Fréderic Becker, Loeiz Honré, Claire Mollimard. 

WORKING 
Considering the complementarity between musical back background and violin making, music and sound are fundamental parts of his work. From here, a great attention to acoustic understanding and the particular care for the sound quality. He builds on strict accordance to crafts methods approaching the final sound results through an accurate selection of the materials, a meticulous study of the mechanical properties of the structure, as well as for the qualities of of the varnishing made after his own research. Moreover, there is a constant attention to the final setup, also through meetings withhigh level musicians.

PRIZES & COMPETITIONS

  • Concorso Triennale Internazionale di Liuteria Antonio Stradivari 2021:
    7° place with the Cello and 9° place with the Violin, an extraordinary performance and a solid basis for other good results in the future.

  • Concorso Internazionale di Liuteria ANLAI, Categoria Professionisti, Pisogne (BS) 2022: 3° place with the Cello

  • Concours International de Lutherie Talents et Violoncelles, Philharmonie de Paris 2021: Finalist with the Cello

  • 24th International Violinmaking Competition of the Violin Society of America at Anaheim, Los Angeles 2022:
    Certificate of Artisanship for Violin