All maggini articles
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #104: Brescia vs Cremona with luthier Linda Lespets
What was life like for instrument makers in Brescia? What was the making style like? Why hasn’t Brescia retained the same reputation as Cremona? Linda spotlights the home of Da Salò, Maggini and Rogeri
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NewsMaggini Quartet cellist Michal Kaznowski has died
The veteran musician, pedagogue and conductor was 69 years old
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: c.1610 Maggini viola
This large and beautiful-sounding viola features a one-piece spruce front with unusually wide grain
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: the ‘Doria’ Maggini violin
This illustration of the ‘Doria’ Maggini was published in The Strad, June 1939. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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News300-year-old violin taken from London train is recovered safely
The Maggini instrument, beloning to Baroque musician Jane Gordon, was taken from the overhead luggage rack of the train from London Waterloo
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GalleryFrom the Archive: the 'Reynolds' Maggini violin, 1610
This illustration of a violin by Giovanni Paolo Maggini was published in The Strad, May 1980. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photograph:This violin by Giovanni Paolo Maggini of 1610 is in virtually mint condition . Authenticated violins by this Brescian maker are at best infrequent ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia c.1600
This illustration of a violin by Giovanni Paolo Maggini was published in The Strad, January 1980. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:On the good authority of William E Hill and Sons, who certified the instrument on March 16 1955, the violin (with the exception of ...