All Antonio Stradivari articles
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The Strad Calendar 2024: 1715 ‘Baron Knoop’ Antonio Stradivari violin
The favourite instrument of collector David L. Fulton, for whom its tone is ’silvery with lots of “sizzle”’
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New Stradivari exhibition to open in Cremona
’Il Mistero di Stradivari’ will show how the legend of the master luthier was created and enhanced in the 19th and early 20th centuries
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Violinist William Wei to perform on 1722 ‘Joachim, Elman’ Stradivari
The instrument has been in the collection of the Chimei Culture Foundation since 1991
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Former home of Antonio Stradivari reopens to the public
The house in Cremona’s Corso Garibaldi has been renovated to turn it into a cultural centre
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On the trail of a 1708 Stradivari: J.T. Carrodus and a mystery violin
In an addendum to his article in the June 2023 issue, Gennady Fillimonov uncovers how a 1708 Stradivari violin was mistaken for a cello, and other sundry observations
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Concert review: Beare’s All-Stradivari Gala Concert
Charlotte Gardner hears a plethora of historic violins and premier violinists at the performance at London’s Cadogan Hall on 19 December 2022
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The Strad Calendar 2023: c.1709 ‘Scotta’ Stradivari violin
This violin has a handsome one-piece back with the flame ascending from left to right
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The Strad Calendar 2023: 1728/29 Antonio Stradivari violin
The first ever Stradivari instrument to be played within an Australian orchestra
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Book review: Antonio & Isaac
Julian Haylock reads Todd Shimoda’s novel imagining what might have happened if Antonio Stradivari had met Sir Isaac Newton
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‘Hellier’ Stradivari violin fails to sell at auction
The inlaid instrument was a highlight of Christie’s ’Exceptional Sale’ on 7 July
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Australian Chamber Orchestra acquires ‘ex-Dollfus’ Stradivari violin
The 1732 instrument will be played by ACO principal violin Helena Rathbone
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Stradivari’s c.1679 ‘Hellier’ violin to be sold at auction
The inlaid instrument will go under the hammer at Christie’s London on 7 July 2022
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Foundation launched to renovate Antonio Stradivari’s house
Founded by violinist Fabrizio von Arx, the Casa Stradivari Foundation aims to reopen the house and workshop by November 2022
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The Strad Calendar 2022: Antonio Stradivari violin c.1716 ‘Paul Godwin’
One notable feature of the Stradivari is the angled grain when looking at the side of the scroll
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New study reveals the wood treatments used by Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri
The report reveals how the luthiers changed the molecular structure of the spruce used for instrument tops
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Desmond Cecil: my search for the perfect violin
Excerpt from Desmond Cecil’s newly published memoir: ‘The Wandering Civil Servant of Stradivarius’
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The Strad Calendar 2021: Antonio Stradivari 1707 ‘Rivaz, Baron Gutmann’ violin
The ‘Rivaz, Baron Gutmann’ is a powerful instrument, made from a beautiful single piece of deeply figured maple
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Violinist Yesong Sophie Lee loaned rare 1687 Stradivari
The violin comes from the master luthier’s early period and is in excellent condition
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New software allows users to recreate the sound of a Stradivarius
Native Instruments’ ‘Stradivari Violin’ uses tones captured at Cremona’s Museo del Violino in January 2019
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Fingerboards: The lighter option
While the acoustics of the violin soundbox have undergone rigorous testing, the neck and fingerboard have been virtually ignored. Joseph Nagyvary reveals the results of experiments showing that a lighter material might be preferable to the standard ebony