Severe storms last year tore down vast swathes of spruce forest in the Italian Alps, including in the Fiemme valley where conditions favour growth suitable for tonewood.
As The Strad has reported, efforts have been ongoing to process trees suitable for tonewood before they begin to deteriorate.
Violinist Michael Barker performs on Philip Taylor’s violin made from 5,000-year-old Bog Oak wood
Watch exclusive footage of the week-long workshop in August, the first of its kind in Europe
Scientists at Stellenbosch University in South Africa embraced the project as a way to investigate new potential tonewoods and their acoustic properties
The short film features the luthier sharing his thoughts on over 40 years of violin making
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
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