Stefano Grondona is an Italian classical guitarist born in 1958. In 2002 he formed the guitar ensemble Nova Lira Orfeo XXI, based on Lira Orfeo - a Barcelona music society of which Miguel Llobet was founder and director. He has collaborated with Luca Waldner in writing the book La Chitarra di Liuteria - Masterpieces of Guitar Making. He is Professor of Guitar at the State Conservatory of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy.