Francesco Massimino is an Italian cellist based in Basel. He studied at the “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Turin and the Stauffer Center for Strings with Antonio Meneses, then earned a Master’s degree in cello performance with top honours from the Hochschule für Musik in Basel, studying with Thomas Demenga.
Massimino made his solo debut with the Orchestra Filarmonica di Torino and has since performed across Europe and Asia. Recent highlights include Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with Sinfonieorchester Basel (2023) and Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra in Taipei (2024).
A committed chamber musician, Massimino is a founding member of Trio Concept (formerly Trio Chagall), prizewinner at competitions including Trieste, Schoenfeld (2023), and Verbier (2024). In 2025/26, the trio tours Europe as an ECHO Rising Star.
He plays a 1948 Gaetano Sgarabotto cello, L’Oro del Reno.