Born in Naples in 1977, Jacopo Di Tonno started studying cello at the age of 9 and graduated at the Conservatory “L.D’Annunzio” in Pescara with the best marks.

He has attended international courses held by Radu Aldulescu in Spain and since 1998 his cello teacher is M° E.Dindo. While for chamber music he has worked with P. Farulli, A. Nannoni, M. Skampa, Trio di Trieste and D. Rossi.

In the same year (1998) he graduates from “Fiesole School of Music” with laude and during the all period, he has the great experience of playing with the “Orchestra Giovanile Italiana” as principal cello.

At the age of 21 he has been invited as principal cello by “Teatro Regio” in Turin, and has started a long cooperation with the most important italian and european orchestras playing with famous conductors such as R. Muti, G. Sinopoli, N. Marriner, G. Noseda, L.Berio, C. M. Giulini, etc.

He is principal cello of M° E. Dindo’s group “I Solisti di Pavia” with whom he has performed in the most important european concert halls and has recorded several chamber music CD.

He plays also as soloist and since a couple of years he is partner of “Bettinelli Piano Trio” (Ilaria Cusano violin, Dario Cusano piano) performing for important concert seasons.

Since year 2007 he is also taking part to a Chamber Music Program at the Cologne School of Music with the Alban Berg Quartet.

He has made recording for Harmonia Mundi, Tritò, Velut Luna for Radio3 and for the Italian Broadcasting.