This is a presentation by violin maker Kevin Kelly about the Four Circle system, showing a stepwise progression from the earliest to the latest Cremonese violin designs, from a 1550 Amati to a 1741 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ and the Stradivari ‘P’ form.
The presentation uses Harry Mairson’s Digital Amati computer program
Read: Digital Amati: a computer program putting luthiers back in touch with ancient principles
Over 1.5 million trees felled in the area favoured by Stradivari for collecting wood
A decade ago, François Denis’s Traité de Lutherie showed how the old Italians used Euclidean geometry to design their instruments. Now a computer program based on these principles allows luthiers to construct and adapt patterns quickly and easily. Its creator, Harry Mairson, explains the genesis of Digital Amati
Barbara Khristi writes about the deeds of luthier Phillip Injeian, who helped restore instruments damaged in the Bosnian War, as well as the 2010 Haiti earthquake
Ma plays the solemn D minor Prelude amid melting permafrost on Lower Tanana Dene lands in Fairbanks, Alaska
The sextet performs a chamber version of the work at the Solsberg Festival 2023
The violinist delves into Piazzolla’s exploration of sound and percussive effects, in the third and final part of his documentary series
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