Lutherie – Page 81
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ArticleRichard Tognetti performs the Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Ges’' 'Carrodus' violin, 1743
Richard Tognetti performs the Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Carrodus' violin, 1743 with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in his own arrangement of the third movement of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now. John Dilworth explores the ...
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NewsViolins allowed as carry-on baggage, but violas must be checked into the hold, says Air Canada
The airline has published detailed regulations for the transportation of musical instruments on its website
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ArticleRenaud Capuçon plays the Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Panette' violin, 1737
Renaud Capuçon performs Gluck's Melodie on the Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù' 'Panette' violin, 1737.The instrument features in The Strad's 2015 calendar, 'Violins of the Stars', on sale now.John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each of the twelve instruments showcased in the calendar in The Strad's October ...
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ArticleHilary Hahn on finding the right chin rest and shoulder rest
I believe in padding any area that comes in contact with bone' Violinist Hilary Hahn talks about the importance of finding the correct chin rest and shoulder rest for you, and gives some helpful tips. The Strad's Accessories 2014 supplement, including a feature on chin rests, is ...
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Article3D Imaging: Girolamo Amati contralto viola
In The Strad's October 2014 issue, we report on the investigation into a recently rediscovered contralto viola by Girolamo Amati, which involved CT scanning, macro photography and 3D imaging. This 360-degree rendering of the viola's interior was made by Violinforensic, using scans taken at the Vienna Micro-CT Lab.The ...
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NewsViolin, viola, cello and bow makers honoured at 2014 VSA competition
Nine gold medals were awarded at this year's Violin Society of America international makers' competition, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, from 15-21 September. Jeff Phillips received a gold medal in the violin category for tone and workmanship - his third in a row, having won golds in both 2010 ...
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BlogsVideo: how I came to play Pablo Casals's 1733 Goffriller cello, by Amit Peled
The Israeli artist tells of his first encounter with Casals's cello in 2012, and how he came to be loaned the instrument by Marta Casals Istomin. Watch a clip of him playing the instrument below.
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GalleryYale School of Music: The Petryn Collection
The Yale Collection of Musical Instruments recently acquired more than 20 stringed instruments and bows from the Andrew F. Petryn Collection. Here are five of the highlights: violins by Nicolò Amati, Matthias Klotz and Johann Klotz, an 18th-century English cello, and a c.1770 quinton by Nicolas Augustin Chappuy. ...
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NewsMoscow violin making competition announces winners
The ‘Violin: Soul and Shape' event took place this month, recognising makers in several categories
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by John Hare, 1720
This illustration of a violin by John Hare was published in The Strad, October 1913. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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NewsMiklós Perényi appointed Royal Northern College of Music International Chair in Cello
The cellist joins the UK institution this year
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Blogs7 ways to build a 21st-century music career by Time for Three
Violinists Zach De Pue and Nick Kendall, and double bassist Ranaan Meyer talk about their path to success
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NewsYale Collection of Musical Instruments acquires violins by Guarneri and Amati
The bequest from the Andrew F. Petryn Collection also includes three Tourte bows
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ArticleVivaldi on the world's smallest performable violin?
A video has emerged from Venezuela of a performance of Vivaldi's Concerto in A minor on what is described as the world's smallest violin. Whether this is indeed the world's smallest performable violin, it's certainly a squeaky novelty, boasting impressive finger control. Subscribe to The Strad or ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Stefano Scarampella, Mantua, 1901
This illustration of a violin by Stefano Scarampella was published in The Strad, July 1958. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: The founder of the Scarampella family of violin makers, which originated in Brescia, was Paolo who was born in Brescia in 1803 and died ...
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GalleryA 1963 violin by Otello Bignami
This is a 1963 violin by Otello Bignami, one of the key figures in 20th-century Bolognese lutherie, who was born 100 years ago this year. Instruments of the Bologna school demonstrates the following features, as defined by Bignami in 1984: 'The purfling is peculiar, in that it is made up ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin c1820
Thess photographs of a violin by Giovanni Francesco Pressenda was published in The Strad, January 1959. The following text is extracted from the accompanying article
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NewsEdinburgh luthier crafts ‘Wilfred Owen Violin' to commemorate First World War
The instrument has been made from the branch of a tree growing in the grounds of the former Craiglockhart War Hospital
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Ferdinando Gagliano, Naples 1774
This illustration of a violin by Ferdinando Gagliano was published in The Strad, May 1958. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: Ferdinando Gagliano was the eldest of the third generation of Gaglianos, a family of luthiers who enjoyed a virtual monopoly of violin making in ...
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NewsViolist Kim Kashkashian awarded Golden Bow
The annual prize is given by the Foundation of the Geigenbauschule Brienz in Switzerland
