Luigi Borgato

Luigi Borgato (born in Gallarate, February 21, 1963) is an Italian piano-maker craftsman of handcrafted grand pianos.

Master builder from Vicenza, Veneto, he improved and innovated technical aspects of piano making, which were later patented.

In his capacity as master piano-maker he has been invited by Italian and foreign institutions to run courses on piano construction and technology.

[3] Luigi Borgato personally selects the woods and chooses all the materials and components for the construction of his pianos.

The pianos he built have been appreciated by internationally renowned artists such as: Radu Lupu,[6] András Schiff, Vladimir Ashkenazy,[7] Rosalyn Tureck, Jerome Rose, Lazar Berman, Maria João Pires, Ingolf Wunder, Roberto Prosseda,[8] Martin Berkofsky, Antonio Ballista, Bruno Canino, Michele Campanella, Roberto Giordano, Massimiliano Ferrati, Semion Balshem, Jean Guillou,[2] Charlemagne Palestine, Cameron Carpenter, Johannes Skudlik, Giorgio Carnini, Francesco Libetta,[2] Mirco Bruson[9] Luigi Borgato registered various patents.