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09/07/2020Ciresa, the kingdom of wood and innovation

Ciresa never ceases to surprise Cremona Musica’s visitors. After their Opere Sonore and the Resonance Piano, they are again working on a new novelty they want to present at Cremona Musica 2020. Always using the Red Spruce of the Fiemme Valley, the Stradivari’s wood they use for their lutherie boars and soundboards. We talked with Piera Ciresa and Fabio Ognibeni to know more.
 
Ciresa is renowned for the use of the Red Spruce of the Fiemme Valle...

07/07/2020The present and future of Trinity College London, the certification body of music

In 2013 Trinity College London inaugurated its music exams at Cremona Musica. For more than a century, they have been a certification body for music, performing arts, and English language. The mission of Trinity is to inspire teachers and students through stimulating contents and methods of assessment, accessible to all, to develop the necessary skills for today’s world. We talked with Emiliano Valtulini, Promo & Marketing coordinator of Trinity ...

06/07/2020Goodbye, Ennio Morricone

The Italian composer and musician Ennio Morricone passed away tonight in Roma, at the age of 91, following a fall. Morricone is the author of some of the most famous scores for the cinema, including Once Upon a Time in America, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, The Hateful Eight. A few days ago he broke his femur.
Morricone was one of the great ambassadors of Italian culture in the world, an artist that was appreciated and renowned everywhere. During his c...

29/06/2020In the market of historical French violins with Viaduct Violins

The market of historical instruments is changing year after year. To orient ourselves in this fascinating world, we interviewed Guy Batifort, director of Viaduct Violins, a company specialized in French quartet instruments and bows, and a recurrent guest of Cremona Musica.
 
How did you start your company?
I co-founded Viaduct Violins in 1998 with Roger Lanne, a Master violin maker and expert, ex-first assistant to Etienne Vatelot. At that tim...

26/06/2020A violin for all needs: what is Fareast Violins

The idea behind Fareast Violins is to guarantee students and people who are approaching music a cheap instrument to start, that guarantees good quality, also customized. The outcome is a series of instruments that are good for professionals too. We interviewed Monica Pezzini to find out more.
 
How did your activity start?
Almost by chance, since we got in contact with a great producer of strings in China. Years ago, strings made in Asia were ...

24/06/2020A preview from the III Workshop "Guitar in the XIV century"

 A real journey into the history of the guitar: Cremona Musica is happy to host the third conference "The guitar in the nineteenth century", from 26 to 27 September at the Acoustic Guitar Village Cremona.
A small preview.