Mario Maciocchi

Mario Maciocchi (1874-1955) is best known as a composer for mandolin and mandolin orchestra instruments. Born in Rome, by 1900 he was living in Paris where he became well known as a musician, teacher and composer, and many of his mandolin orchestra pieces are still regularly played by orchestras across Europe. He was based for the later part of his life in a studio in Rue Saulnier, where he not only taught playing but also made and repaired guitars and mandolin orchestra instruments.