Alfredo D’Ambrosio was born in Naples June 13, 1871. He died in Nice, December 29, 1914. After studying composition with Enrico Bossi at the Conservatory of Naples, he went to Madrid, where he worked violin with Pablo de Sarasate. He continued his violin studies in London with Wilhelmj August, then moved to Nice, where he devoted himself to teaching his instrument, the violin. He wrote an opera Pia de Tolomei, “a ballet Ersilia”, a string quintet, string quartet and two violin concertos (1904 and 1913) and numerous concert pieces for violin (“Romanza” ,“Canzonetta”).