Career
In the eighteenth century the Besozzi family produced several important oboists who worked in Turin, Naples, London, Paris and Dresden. Antonio Besozzi"s son Carlo Besozzi worked in Dresden and Gaetano"s son Girolamo Besozzi, the grandfather of the composer Louis Désiré Besozzi, worked in Paris. The eldest son of Cristoforo Besozzi came to Parma in 1701, where he was trained as an oboist.
In 1728 he was appointed virtuoso suonatore di oboe di SAS at the court of the prince.
In 1734 he was assigned to the court of the King of Naples, where he worked until 1738 at the age of 52, probably leaving for problems with his eyes. Thereafter, he devoted himself to teaching.