All guarneri articles – Page 2
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FocusBlind testing Strads and Guarneris misses a fundamental point
Researchers who seek to compare Old Italian instruments with modern ones under scientific conditions don’t appreciate that the potential of a Strad is intrinsically entwined with its player, writes Frank Almond
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ArticleDavid Garrett tries out Stradivari and Guarneri 'del Gesù' violins
My favourite violin maker is 'del Gesù', but in this acoustic the Strad is the best. It's tough for me to admit that, but this instrument has all of the right qualities' David Garrett tries out several violins by Stradivari and Guarneri 'del Gesù' at Cremona's Museo ...
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ArticleThomas Demenga performs Rococo Variations on 1669 Guarneri cello
Cellist Thomas Demenga performs Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations with Real Filharmonía de Galicia in May 2014 on the Andrea Guarneri 'Soyer' cello, 1669.The instrument features in The Strad’s 2016 calendar, ‘Cellos of the Stars’, on sale now.John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each of the twelve instruments ...
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NewsRachel Barton Pine sleeps at airport as ‘no room’ for her violin on plane
The violinist was given the choice of checking her Guarneri 'del Gesú' into the hold or catching a later flight
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BlogsVideo: how Stradivarius and Guarneri del Gesù violins were made
Not everybody in the 18th century thought Stradivari made great instruments. Some people thought they were a bit heavy and clumpy' Violin maker Andrew Fairfax explores how violins of the Golden age were constructed. This video was made to accompany Christie’s ‘Art of Music’ exhibition of Stradivari ...
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NewsCanada’s Musical Instrument Bank names 2015 recipients of fine stringed instruments
The 22 violins and cellos are loaned every three years to young Canadian musicians
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BlogsVadim Repin plays seven Stradivarius and Guarneri violins
The instruments are part of Christie's 'The Art of Music' sale
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NewsChristie’s exhibits $60m Stradivarius and Guarneri collection in Shanghai and Hong Kong
'The Art of Music' sale features seven violins and one cello from a private European collection
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DebateNew research into the development of violin f-holes is simplistic at best
The theory that the shape of Italian violin f-holes came about by 'accidental fluctuations' ignores a number of well-known facts, argues Stewart Pollens
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NewsCalling Canadian violinists and cellists: applications now open for Musical Instrument Bank
The Canadian organisation loans fine instruments and bows to musicians every three years
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NewsViolin sound and design developed by accident, say researchers
The evolution of f-hole shape and back plate thickness are likely the result of small errors in the copying process
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ArticleRachel Barton Pine talks about the Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Soldat' violin, 1742
I have always been a Guarneri girl myself. They can be as sweet as a Strad when they want to be, but they also have guts!'Rachel Barton Pine talks about the Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Soldat' violin, which is on loan to her.The instrument features in The Strad's ...
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ArticleGuarneri 'del Gesù' violin takes centre stage in new Buenos Aires instrument gallery
A new permanent exhibition hall dedicated to stringed instruments has opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The gallery at the Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum of Spanish–American Art features as its centrepiece a 1732 violin by Guarneri 'del Gesù' (pictured). This instrument is displayed along with a portrait of ...
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ArticleGuarneri 'del Gesù' copy breaks auction record for contemporary maker
A copy of the c.1731 'Gibson', 'Huberman' Guarneri 'del Gesù' violin has set a new world auction record for an instrument by a living maker. The copy (pictured), made by US luthiers Joseph Curtin and Gregg Alf in 1985 for Ruggiero Ricci, sold at Tarisio in New ...
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FocusThe special art of decorated instruments
The Strad Calendar 2014 features beautifully decorated instruments by some of the finest makers of all time. John Dilworth tracks the history of the noble tradition, through the makers featured
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ArticleArgentina's first stringed-instrument gallery set for opening
A museum in Buenos Aires is to open a new permanent exhibition hall dedicated to stringed instruments in October. Officials at the Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum of Spanish–American Art believe that the new gallery will be the first such exhibition space in Argentina. Among the instruments to be displayed is ...
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