Luigi Mazzocchi was born in Venezuela where he studied music in the System of Youth Orchestras (“El Sistema”) and in the V. E. Sojo Conservatory. He joined the Latin American Violin Academy in Caracas where he studied with José F. del Castillo. He was a founder of the Lara State Symphony Orchestra, concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of Venezuela and a member of the “Simón Bolívar” Symphony Orchestra, with which he toured Europe and recorded a number of CDs with the Dorian Record label. Mr. Mazzocchi has performed as soloist with leading Venezuelan symphony orchestras. He also attended international music festivals in Latin America, the US, Spain, France and Australia. He is a prizewinner in solo competitions such as: the “Del Castillo” Latin American Competition, the 1997 South Orange Symphony, the 1999 FOSJA and the 2000 Temple University. Since 1996, he has been living in the United States where he studied violin with Liliana Ciulei and Helen Kwalwasser. He holds a BM from Rowan University and a MM from Temple University. Mr. Mazzocchi has coached with M. Pardee, Z. Bron, O. Charlier, T. Tanaka, W. de Pasquale, L. Biava, D. Arben, the Emerson, Guarneri, and Orion String Quartets. Currently, Mr. Mazzocchi is the first violinist of the Dalí String Quartet, Associate Concertmaster of the Delaware Symphony and a member of the Opera Company of Philadelphia and the Ocean City Pops. He has also performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Pennsylvania Ballet, the Philly Pops, and the Serafin String Quartet. Mr. Mazzocchi is a violin teacher for the Music School of Delaware, the Elite Strings Program and a teaching artist for The Philadelphia Orchestra. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife Maria and their two children, Luigi and Andrea.