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Monique Poullot is a French bowmaker who gets her inspiration from the magic of the Alps and from the idea of helping musicians to spread beauty in the world. This September we will meet her at Cremona Musica 2020. We talked with her about the job and bows.
How did you decide to become a bow-maker?
I was married to a young bow maker. Watching his work, I could appreciate the precision of the construction of a bow. Being very clever, I asked ...
30/03/2020Penzel, 113 years of bows
The Penzel family have been running their bow-making company for more than a century, in Germany. This autumn we will meet them again at Cremona Musica, where their new bows made from Corene will be presented. We talked with Matthias Penzel to know more about them.
What are the main features of your bows?
First of all, all our bows are made from genuine Pernambuco wood. Then, the Hill underslide frog we make in our high-quality bows. This pr...
The world of music is mourning one of the greatest contemporary composers and conductors, the Polish Krzysztof Penderecki, who passed away at the age of 86.
Penderecki was born in 1833 in Debica, in southern Poland, and was renowned for compositions such as Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima. He also wrote the soundtracks of classic horror movies such as Kubrick's The Shining.
Penderecki had also been a guest of Cremona Musica, in 2015, when...
As a classical and jazz, or rock and pop professional, could your expertise, passion and guidance help to shape the next generation of music makers?
Trinity College London is looking for experienced classical and jazz, or rock and pop professionals – teachers and performers, flexible enough in their arrangements, to travel internationally. We ask that you provide availability for a minimum of 2 weeks a year.
For further information about the ro...
Musicians from all around the world bring music directly to the listeners’ homes.
A great theater on the web. This is Cremona Musica Web Festival, which starts this evening, on the Facebook page of Cremona Musica International Exhibitions and Festival, the most important international exhibition of high-quality musical instruments: strings, pianos, guitars, winds, accordions and music publishing.
From now to June, an exclusive home-recorded vid...
Sam Peguiron is a luthier in France, but he was born in Switzerland, grew up in the Netherlands and was inspired by the Italian strings. A journey that started when he was a cellist, and visiting the workshop of a luthier was for him like entering a fairyland. We will meet him at Cremona Musica 2020, because “it is mandatory to be there once a year to reach dealers and musicians from everywhere”.
M° Peguiron, how did you decide to become a luthi...
