Roberto Gallina

Roberto Gallina is a highly skilled lutenist who trained under the tutelage of Paul Beier at the Civica School of Music in Milan.

He graduated in Renaissance and Baroque lute in 1990, but his musical education didn't stop there. In addition to his studies in Italy, he also attended a course in theory and practice of Medieval Music at the Schola Cantorum in Basel, Switzerland in 1979 and 1980. He has performed in a variety of contexts, including taking part in the theater season of the Teatro Litta in Milan with the show "Akronos" between 1987 and 1989, and playing with the orchestra of La Scala in Milan in the opera "Orfeo" by Luigi Rossi in 1984-1985.
His concert career began in 1979 and he has since collaborated with many early music groups such as "Il Concerto", "Il Ballarino" in Florence, "La compagnia della Luna Nuova" in Lecco, "La chambre du Roy René" in Varese, and the "Ensamble 1492" in Emilia-Romagna. He also played with groups like "Il Concento" and "La Compagnia del Ballo" in Milan, “La compagnia di danza rinascimentale” of Barbara Sparti in Rome, and was one of the founders of "Accademia Viscontea I Musicanti". He also collaborated with "Melikè" for 17 years, participating in concerts in Canada and Germany. From 2014 he is a member of the "European Lute Orchestra" with wich he performed in various cities in Italy, England, Germany and the Netherlands, and he played with the Renaissance lute quartet "Pacoloni Ensemble"
Roberto Gallina's extensive career and diverse experience make him a versatile performer, capable of adapting to a range of musical contexts, and his passion for early music is sure to move audiences.