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19/02/2019Discovering carbon fibre bows, with bowmaker Erich Perrotta

When he was 13 Erich Perrotta decided to craft his own guitar. It did not go well, but it gave him the idea to became a luthier. After some years he started working in the workshop of Claudio Righetti, the bowmaker that invented the carbon fibre bow, and today carbon fibre bows are one of the peculiarities of Perrotta’s production. We talked with him to know more about his work.
 
Mr. Perrotta, how was your passion for bows and this profession ...

18/02/2019Inside J & A Beare, the company that deals in the finest stringed instruments

J & A Beare has dedicated its 127 years to a very noble task: preserving our heritage of fine instruments for generations to come. For decades they have dealt in the finest instruments, including those by Amati, Bergonzi, Guarneri del Gesù and Stradivari, restoring them and finding a way to make great investors meet talented players. Many of the most important past and contemporary performers acquired their instruments through Beare’s, including ...

15/02/2019The luthier Elisabetta Giordano: I started over to rediscover the ancient methods

After many years of work, the luthier Elisabetta Giordano, from Cremona, decided to start over. She quitted the modern methods and started studying the old traditional methods and decided to craft her violins like the Great Masters did, with more rudimentary instruments and reasoning over each step. At Cremona Musica 2018 she exhibited her new instruments for the first time, with much satisfaction, and we are looking forward to see more at Cremon...

14/02/20198 pieces great composers wrote for their Valentines

Music is a perfect way to say “I love you”. This is way, to celebrate Valentine’s day, WQRX.org made a list of their eight favorite pieces that famous composer wrote for their Valentines. Just in time for your special evening!
 
Richard Strauss: Four Songs, Op. 27 (1894)
Edvard Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (1892)
Gustav Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 (1901–02)
Thea Musgrave: Viola Concerto (1973)
Béla Bartók: Piano Concerto No. ...

13/02/2019M. Koeberling: “Cremona Musica is like a family, it can’t be replaced by social media”

The path of Michael Koeberling in the world of lutherie started in a classic way: “My father was, and still is, a violin-maker, so I was involved very early in our craft and trade”, he told us. Koeberling is a German luthier that produces violins, violas, and cellos in Murnau am Staffelsee, a small city in Bayern. He exhibited at Cremona Musica, and he will also in 2019. “Cremona Musica is important to me – he explains – because of the opportunit...