All Galleries articles – Page 3
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FocusIn focus: the 1728 'Milanollo' Stradivari
Roger Hargrave examines the Stradivari ‘Milanollo’ violin of 1728, one of the few of the master’s instruments to keep its original sharpness
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GalleryOttmar Hörl and his smiling Beethovens
The German conceptual artist Ottmar Hörl poses next to some of his smiling sculptures representing the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven at Münsterplatz Square in Bonn, western Germany. Around 700 sculptures by the artist are displayed in the city until 2 June as part of the festivities to mark the ...
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ArticleGallery: A violin made out of shredded money
‘The Value of a Violin’ is on exhibition at the Design Museum Ghent during the Queen Elisabeth competition
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GalleryNew violin design to be demonstrated in Lisbon on 11 April
The ‘Santa Cecilia’ violin is being unveiled at the Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Musical Instruments
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Gallery30 cellos in a Chicago swimming pool
Katinka Kleijn and Lia Kohl perform Water on the Bridge, a devised theatre and music piece, in and around the Eckhart Park pool in Chicago. The performance represented the first full-scale iteration of a project the two cellists have been working on since 2016, incorporating ‘elements of theatre, movement, and ...
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FocusIn focus: c.1737 cello by G.F. Celoniato
From a Turinese maker with a relatively short but successful career, from which only a handful of instruments survive, comes this elegant cello. Article by Simon Morris
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GalleryViol trashed during flight emerges from restoration
Viola da gamba belonging to Myrna Herzog is back in action after year-long restoration at Shlomo Moyal’s Jerusalem workshop
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NewsSaving Stradivari's forests: effort to harvest precious tonewoods felled in storms
A factory in the Fiemme valley has launched a crowdfunding effort to enable it to quadruple its processing capacity before the wood deteriorates
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GalleryGallery: Daniel Müller-Schott performs at German reunification celebrations
These photos were taken at the performance on German Unity Day, 3 October, at Berlin’s Brandeburg Gate
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FocusIn focus: an 1800 viola by Giovanni Gagliano
Carlo Chiesa takes a look at a viola which makes up in warm and powerful sound what it may lack in luxury materials [click ‘+’ to zoom]
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FocusIn focus: A 1791 Aegidius Klotz violin
John Dilworth explores an instrument that showcases the finest achievements of the Mittenwald school [click ‘+’ to zoom]
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FocusIn focus: an 1868 Amati copy by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume
David Bonsey examines a study in unsurpassed elegance and technical mastery from the most successful maker and dealer of the 19th century [click ‘+’ to zoom]
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FocusIn focus: a 1895 violin by Eugenio Degani
A very fine and representative example from the most accomplished period of the grandfather of the modern Venetian school. Article by Roland Baumgartner, photos by Gertrud M. Reuter
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FocusIn focus: Pablo Casals' 1733 Goffriller cello
The cello on which Pablo Casals made his landmark recordings was for a long time believed to be by Bergonzi, writes Philip Kass
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GalleryRyedale Festival 'Triple Concert' - gallery
These photographs were taking at the Ryedale Festival as part of the ‘Triple Concert’ at Castle Howard, which features three different groups performing contrasting concerts in different parts of the building. Castle Howard, in North Yorkshire, England, was designed by John Vanbrugh and is one of the country’s most spectacular ...
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FocusRuggiero Ricci 100th anniversary: a photographic timeline
When the great violinist and teacher died in 2012, at the age of 94, these photos were included in our tribute to an extraordinarily long and celebrated career
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GalleryIn focus: the 1744 'de Bériot' Guarneri 'del Gesù'
In this article from July 2015, David Rattray takes a look at a highly refined instrument that kicks against the constraints of conformity
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FocusIn focus: the 1686 'Helvetica' Stradivari
In this article from the December 2015 issue, David Bonsey takes a look at a violin from early in its maker’s career, but already a few steps along a crucial design evolution
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GalleryStringed instrument exhibition opens in Piedmont, Italy
‘Precious Instruments, Illustrious Names’ exhibit includes 30 instruments from the 17th to 20th centuries
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GalleryGallery: Andersson Dance/Scottish Ensemble – Goldberg Variations
Photos and video from ‘Goldberg Variations: ternary patterns for insomnia’