Luigi Mariotti, was born in Rovereto, in the Italian province of Trento, in 1929. He has been living in Switzerland, near Zurich, since 1958. Already early in his life, Luigi Mariotti decided to follow his passion for the guitar and to deepen his understanding of this splendid instrument from various angles: by playing the guitar, studying teaching methods, constructing guitars and composing.
After concluding his school education Luigi Mariotti learned the profession of a violin maker at the school of Luigi Mozzani. There, he also gained basic skills in playing the violin and the guitar. He extended his skills under the guidance of his teacher, Camen Lenzi Mozzani, and obtained his teaching diploma in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1954, where he was taught by Andres Gavino, Roberto Lara and Manuel Lopez Ramos. During the same period Luigi Mariotti learned the art of making guitars, finding that the guitar maker's skills he had acquired in his youth were a valuable support. It is thus no great surprise that he was eventually successful on the international level, his instruments being played by well-known guitarists such as Alfonso Moreno, Minerva Garibay Moreno, Manuel Lopez Ramos, the Duo Zarate, but also by his daughter, Deborah Mariotti.
While teaching at various high schools in Zurich for almost 30 years, Luigi Mariotti could apply and extend his knowledge in the didactic field.
For Luigi Mariotti, the compositis for solo guitar he created in later years constitute the musical expression of his experience of life on the instrument which accompanied him since his early youth: the guitar.
His instruments were been utilized for performances with important orchesters, such the London Simphony Orchestra, Mexico City Orchestra and others, with great results.