Francesco Massimino

Francesco Massimino is an Italian cellist based in Basel. He studied at the ‘G. Verdi’ Conservatory in Turin, then at the Stauffer Center for Strings with Antonio Meneses, before earning a Master’s degree in cello with highest honors at the Hochschule für Musik Basel, in the class of Thomas Demenga.

Massimino made his solo debut with the Orchestra Filarmonica di Torino and has since performed in Europe and Asia. Among his recent highlights: Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the Sinfonieorchester Basel (2023) and Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra in Taipei (2024).

A passionate chamber musician, he is a founding member of Trio Concept (formerly Trio Chagall), awarded prizes in Trieste, Schoenfeld (2023), and at the Verbier Festival (2024). In 2025/26, the trio will embark on a European tour as an ECHO Rising Star.

He plays a cello by Gaetano Sgarabotto (L’Oro del Reno, 1948).