Il Museo del Violino, a partner of Le Dimore del Quartetto in numerous activities supporting talent and enhancing the value of violin making, turns ten and celebrates its tenth anniversary with an extraordinary program of events: from September to December, the concert hall of the Violin Museum will, in fact,[…]
Friday, September 22nd, at 2.30 pm – Cremona Musica, Events Area, Hall 2, Cremona (CR) The String Circle, presents its activities at Mondomusica 2023, the International Fair of High Craft Musical Instruments to be held on September 22nd and 24th in Cremona. The Alinea Quartet,who plays the quartet made by luthier Stefano Conia and[…]
by Silvia Eccher Just one month after the previous milestone, The String Circle obtains another important recognition, the patronage of Italia Patria della Bellezza.This important milestone is add to the already fundamental contributions of Fondazione Cologni and Michelangelo Foundation and the important collaboration with the Museo del Violino of Cremona. […]
by Silvia Eccher Less than a year after its official launch, The String Circle, an innovative project devised by Le Dimore del Quartetto in collaboration with the Fondazione Museo del Violino Antonio Stradivari in Cremona, obtains the patronage of the Michelangelo Foundation. A new important recognition that joins the fundamental[…]
Violin maker Jacob von der Lippe explores this question, via a recording of works performed by various musicians on his instruments “Violin making today is a craft closely related to the period spanning from 1550 to 1750. Often, when looking at violins made in our time; whether at violin making[…]
Interview with Stefano Trabucchi by Roberto Messina “Wanting to unravel the ‘mysteries’ of a violin is ancient desire. Not only that: very modern and contemporary.The latest step in this long quest of violin makers, musicians and musicologists is the volume “The Violin Unveiled – History, Techniques and Secrets of Italian[…]
by Andrea Bedetti A new cultural and economic reality has appeared in the world of Italian musical art, a reality called The String Circle that aims to give life to a platform capable of connecting excellent Italian and international luthiers with the new generation of the best chamber musicians. This[…]
By Silvia Eccher “Il di lei esercizio, e studio principale deve esser l’arco in genere, cosiché ella se ne faccia padrona assoluta a qualunque uso o suonabile, o cantabile” So begins the letter sent in 1760 by Giuseppe Tartini to his pupil Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen. The celebrated composer highlights with[…]
Women and violin making – once and now By M° Ulrike DedererViolin Maker – Zürich Looking back in history it seems like for centuries violin making was a male craft and art. We find no original labels in violins bearing a female name well into the 20th century. But is[…]
Thank you to the first eleven Master Luthiers that have joined The String Circle, the first netwrok enhancing the high-quality lutherie and supporting the career of young musiciand in a circular economy. DISCOVER MORE Luca Baratto (Cremona, Italy): In 2001 Luca left the famous Prosecco Hills of Valdobbiadene to follow[…]
