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Board of AdministratorsGianluca Galimberti President, Mayor of CremonaPaolo Salvelli Vice presidentPaolo Bodini “friends of Stradivari” PresidentLuigi VinciRoberto Zanchi

Onorary PresidentGiovanni Arvedi

General DirectorVirginia Villa

General CouncilGiovanni Arvedi - Paolo Bodini - Stefano BolisManuela Bonetti - Rossano Bonetti - Gianluca GalimbertiPaolo Salvelli - Alessandro TantardiniLuigi Vinci - Roberto Zanchi

FondazioneMuseo del ViolinoAntonio Stradivari Cremona

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■ Museo del Violino’s instruments in Phoenix (Arizona)■ the sound of Stradivari■ from Stradivari’s up to present-day workshops■ friends of Stradivari■ Accademia Stauffer in concerto■ Seminars■ CremonaJazz 2016

■ 24th General Conference ICOM /CIMCIM Musical Instrument Museums: Interpreting the Present

■ 1st Piero Farulli International Competition for junior String Quartets■ the Messiah comes back to Cremona■ STRADIVARIfestival■ 43rd International Viola Congress■ Andrea Amati violin Carlo IX 1566c. - 2016■ STRADIVARImemorialday

Violin making and music, seminars and concerts, famous soloists andexpert craftsmen, exhibitions, performances featuring instruments madeby Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri: in 2016 the Museo del Violino willcontinue to promote a vision of culture as encounter and exchange betweendifferent skills and arts on an international level. This was inspired byconstant relations with the local territory and with its rich cultural texture,with present-day violin makers, the Accademia Walter Stauffer, theuniversity research laboratories housed in the Museum’s building andspecialized training institutions such as the International School of ViolinMaking and CR Forma.

Virginia Villadirector of Fondazione Museo del Violino

with the patronage and collaboration of the Municipality of Cremona

Museo del Violino 2016

The Messiah Stradivari comes back to Cremona

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September 15th | December 18th

Beautiful, but unapproachable: unlike many violins built by AntonioStradivari, famous for their extraordinary timbre features, theMessiah violin has hardly ever been played. Its celebrity arises fromits exceptional state of preservation, with its nearly untouchedvarnish, as if it had just come out of Stradivari’s workshop. For thisreason it is a symbol and a stylistic reference point for violin makersworldwide.

This violin is believed to have been purchased by the collector Cozioda Salabue directly from Paolo Stradivari, son of Antonio, in 1775.It was then sold to the trader Luigi Tarisio in 1827: sale details werewritten inside the top plate by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, who boughtthe violin in 1855.

Tarisio often boasted about owning this outstanding instrument, somuch so that the soloist Delphin Alard is supposed to haveexclaimed: “Your violin is like a Messiah. Always awaited, neverappearing”.

It was later acquired by the London firm “W. E. Hill and Sons” andfinally, in 1939, entrusted to the Ashmolean Museum, with therestriction of not being moved nor played, in order to be preservedas a model for future violin makers.

Today it is displayed in Oxford, at the Ashmolean Museum, next tothe prestigious University. Since 1939 it has hardly been moved butin 2016, on the occasion of its 300th anniversary, it is returningexceptionally to Cremona, on exhibition from September 15th toDecember 18th at the Museo del Violino.

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The 1937 Stradivari Celebrationsdays relive through the exhibition ofthe winning instruments of the “Mo-stra-Concorso Nazionale di LiuteriaModerna”, displayed together with arich corpus of documents and photo-graphs by Ernesto Fazioli and EzioQuiresi.

■ January 16th | June 5th Phoenix (Arizona)Stradivarius origin and legacy of the greatest violin makerThe Museo del Violino partners the MIM Musical Instrument Museum of Phoenix in a great exhibition dedicated to ancientand contemporary Cremona violin making.

■ Sat 16 - 12am | Sun 17 - 4pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Vesuvio 1727ca violin

■ Fri 22 - 8,30pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium off-program eventConcert Lilla Akademien Stockholmfree entrance


■ Sat 30 - 11am Room 10 Museo del Violino1937 la Vittoria Alata e le celebrazioni StradivarianeThe Stradivari Celebrationsseminar with Fausto Cacciatori MdV curatorfree entrance



■ Sat 13 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminars Atelier TriennaleThe making of a violawith Dante Fulvio Lazzarifree entrance


■ Sun 14 - 11am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium friends of Stradivari in concertoNostalghijaAnna Serova - violaviola Stauffer 1615 Girolamo Amati Filippo Faes - pianomusic by S.V. Rachmaninov, D.D. Šostakovičpresentation of the Decca Universal CD recordingentrance 10 euro

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Stradivariusorigin and legacy of the greatest violin makerThe Museo del Violino partners the Phoenix MIMMusical Instrument Museum in a great exhibitiondedicated to ancient and contemporary Cremonaviolin making


■ Sun 21 - 11am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium Accademia Stauffer in concertoMarta Kowalczyk - violinMaria Grazia Bellocchio - pianoviolin specialization course held by M° Salvatore Accardomusic by W. Lutoslawski, C. Saint-Saëns, F. Schubertentrance 10 euro

■ Sat 27 - 11am Room 10 Museo del Violino1937 la Vittoria Alata e le celebrazioni StradivarianeAntonio Stradivari, the birth of a mythseminar with Nicola Arrigoni journalist at “La Provincia”free entrance


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“L’Accademia Stauffer in concerto” is a festivalorganized by the Fondazione Stauffer in collaborationwith the Museo del Violino, conceived with the aim ofpromoting the extraordinary talent of the youngmusicians who every year attend the prestigious classesof the Accademia “Walter Stauffer” of Cremona,internationally recognized as an excellencecentre and a reference point for theeducation of bowed instrumentmusicians. Thanks to four concerts atthe Museo del Violino Auditorium itwill be possible to appreciate thehigh artistic and educational valueof the Academy. Since 1985 – yearof its foundation within the Centrodi Musicologia “Walter Stauffer” ofCremona – the Academy has beenoffering annual post-graduatecourses to train string players in theperformance of chamber music andsolo repertoire. The specializationcourses are held by Salvatore Accardo (violin)Bruno Giuranna (viola)Antonio Meneses (cello)Franco Petracchi (double-bass).Moreover, since 2011 theAcademy has been promoting aspecialization course for stringquartets held by the Quartetto diCremona.

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On December 5th, 2012 UNESCO registered the “traditional Cremonaviolin making know-how” into the Representative List of the World’sIntangible Cultural Heritage. Cremonese makers have been buildingbowed and stringed instruments since the 16th century. An indissolublelink connects late-Renaissance to contemporary workshops. AntonioStradivari’s method reveals itself not only through his instruments buteven more through the artifacts coming from his workshop – woodenmoulds, drawings, patterns, tools – currently exhibited at the Museodel Violino. Through the analysis of these materials we can understandeach step of the building process used by the master as well as itsdesign phase. The seminars are held by masters from Cremona,winners of the Concorso Triennale, teachers of the Scuola di Liuteriaand heirs of a great family tradition: Vinicio Bissolotti, Stefano Conia,Marcello Ive, Dante Fulvio Lazzari, Simeone Morassi, Marco Nolli,Primo Pistoni, Giorgio Scolari, Francesco Toto.

Atelier TriennaleSaturday, February 13th - 11am

The viola - Dante Fulvio LazzariSaturday, March 5th - 11am

The violin - Primo PistoniSaturday, April 9th - 11am

The cello - Francesco TotoSaturday, May 14th - 11am

Stradivari violas d’amore - Marcello IveSaturday, June 4th - 11am

The double bass - Marco Nolli

From father to sonSaturday, September 10th - 11am

The family and their workshop - Simeone MorassiSaturday, October 8th - 11am

The family and their workshop - Vinicio BissolottiSaturday, November 12th - 11am

The school and its pupils - Giorgio ScolariSaturday, December 10th - 11am

The family and their workshop - Stefano Conia

From Stradivari’s up topresent day workshops

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300 years of violin making know-how

■ Thu 3 - 12am | Fri 4 - 12am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Vesuvio 1727ca violin

■ Sat 5 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminars Atelier TriennaleThe making of a violinwith Primo Pistonifree entrance


■ Sun 6 - 11am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium friends of Stradivari in concertoThe thousand faces of MozartCaterina Demetz - violinviolin Lam ex Collin 1669 Nicolò AmatiFederica Bortoluzzi - pianomusic by W.A. Mozartpresentation of the Movimento Classical CD recordingentrance 10 euro

■ Tue 8 - 12am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Vesuvio 1727ca violin


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■ Sat 26 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminarsin collaboration with the Cremona Violin Making School I.I.S. Stradivari

Acoustic functioning of the bellywith Alessandro Voltini, Christopher Kurz, Ezio Usai, Matteo Giovanettifree entrance


■ Mon 28 - 11am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium Accademia Stauffer in concertoWilliam Murray - violaClara Dutto - pianoviola specialization course held by M° Bruno Giurannamusic by H. Eccles, M.I. Glinka, H. Vieuxtemps, N. Rota, P. Hindemithentrance 10 euro

■ Mon 28 - 4pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Vesuvio 1727ca violin

■ Thu 31 - 12am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Vesuvio 1727ca violin

Saturday, March 26th - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoAcoustic functioning of the bellywith Alessandro Voltini, Christopher Kurz, Ezio Usai, Matteo Giovanetti

Saturday, April 30th - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoGut strings from the Renaissance to the present daywith Mimmo Peruffo, Claudio Gavazzeni

Saturday, May 28th - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoThe geometric mappingof bowed instrumentswith Daniele Renzi, Alessandro Beduschi, Andrea Pagnoni, Alexis Legros-Didier

Saturday, October 29th - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoArtisans and artists:today’s violin makerswith Anna Maramotti, Rachele Annen

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■ Fri 1 - 12am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Clisbee 1669 violin

■ Sat 2 - 12am | Sun 3 - 4pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Clisbee 1669 violin

■ Thu 7 - 12am | Fri 8 - 12am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Clisbee 1669 violin

■ April 9 | June 5 Padiglione Andrea Amati exhibitionConcerto per SofonisbaAn homage to Sofonisba Anguissola by Gabriella Benedinicurated by the Municipality of Cremona

■ Sat 9 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminars Atelier TriennaleThe making of a cellowith Francesco Totofree entrance

■ Sat 9 - 12am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Clisbee 1669 violin

■ Sun 10 - 11am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium friends of Stradivari in concertoDedicated to Lisa Cristiani Luca Fiorentini - cellocello Stauffer ex Cristiani 1700 Antonio StradivariStefania Redaelli - pianomusic by F. Mendelssohnpresentation of the Brilliant CD recordingentrance 10 euro

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■ Sat 16 - 9,15pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium CremonaJazz



■ Sun 24 - 11am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium Accademia Stauffer in concertoGiulia Attili - celloMonica Cattarossi - pianocello specialization course held by M° Antonio Menesesmusic by O. Respighi, D.D. Šostakovič, N. Paganinientrance 10 euro

■ Mon 25 - 10am to 6pm Museo del Violinospecial opening of the Museum4pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium

the sound of Stradivariperformance on the Clisbee 1669 violin

■ Thu 28 - 9,15pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium CremonaJazz


■ Sat 30 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminarsin collaboration with the Cremona Violin Making School I.I.S. StradivariGut strings from the Renaissance to the present daywith Mimmo Peruffo, Claudio Gavazzenifree entrance


There is a connection between celestial bodies and the length of stringswhich make citharas and harps vibrate, as Pitagora observed a longtime ago. Talking about music means talking about numbers, measures,notes. The universe is music. In her exhibition at the Museo del Violino,Gabriella Benedini pays homage to Sofonisba Anguissola. It is an en-counter between two women and two artists. “Relating music to Sofo-nisba Anguissola” - said Benedini – “means making the deep stringsof time reverberate in a place that has become the temple of violin ma-king, a precious place bringing together the creativity, knowledge, ma-nual skills, calculation, elegant precision of our violin makers”. Thesculptures of Cremona-born artist Gabriella Benedini metaphoricallyecho the shape of musical instruments. Gillo Dorfles once wrote aboutthe latter: “Maybe these are not sounds but ultrasounds emitted not bymaterial objects but by immaterial forms conceived, designed and thenmysteriously shaped by the artist assembling material he/she hasfound, handled and bent according to secret aims”. In the “Concertoper Sofonisba” exhibition, the artist – just like a violin maker of old –creates a multitude of imaginary musical instruments that have beenenriched, over time, with shapes, with materials and synthesis in thequest for the ideal metamorphosis, with poetic resonance and with theart of the much-admired Sofonisba.

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Second Edition - April 16th – May 24th

Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium - 9.15pm

Saturday, April 16th

Ravi Coltrane “For Turiya Trio”Ravi Coltrane - tenor and soprano sax

Brandee Younger - harpDezron Douglas - double bass

Thursday, April 28th

Paolo Fresu and Uri CainePaolo Fresu - trumpet and flugelhornUri Caine - piano and Fender Rhodes

Sunday, May 8th

Take 6Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joey Kibble

David Thomas, Alvin Chea, Khristian Dentleyvoices

Tuesday, May 24th

Richard Galliano Quartet “New Jazz Musette”Richard Galliano - accordion and accordina

Philip Catherine - guitarPhilippe Aerts - double bass

Hans Van Oosterhout - drums

On the Festival dates the Museo del Violino will be extraordinarily opened until 7.30pm

friends of STRADIVARI is an international network launched in 2009 brin-ging together those who own, use, keep in custody or study masterpiecesof Cremona’s classical violin making tradition. Thanks to this project, theMuseo del Violino temporarily hosts prestigious instruments made byStradivari, Amati, Guarneri, Rugeri on loan from public and private col-lections worldwide. These precious instruments are played by world-re-nowned soloists in concerts and performances that can be enjoyed onlyat the Museo del Violino.The musical programs features a great variety of forms and genres, com-posers, periods and styles.Anna Serova and Filippo Faes will retrace Twentieth-century music withtwo ravishing sonatas by Rachmaninov and Shostakovich expressingtwo opposite and complementary feelings of nostalgia. Elegance andtaste will echo in the Sonatas for violin and piano by Wolfgang AmadeusMozart played by Caterina Demetz and Federica Bortoluzzi. Luca Fio-rentini will pay an important homage to Lisa Cristiani and her “Stauffer”Stradivari cello while the double bass, leaving aside its accompanyingrole, will become the protagonist of two concerts played by Tommaso Ba-gnati with the Quartetto Guadagnini and Enrico Fagone accompanied byRoberto Paruzzo.The Stradivari Quartett will bring on the Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium stagea whole set of instruments made by the great luthier while Federico Gu-glielmo and Diego Cantalupi will celebrate a one-time encounter betweenthe Andrea Amati Carlo IX, one of the most ancient violins in the world,and the Sabionari 1679, the only Stradivari guitar that can still be playedout of the five remaining ones.

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■ Sun 1 - 4pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Clisbee 1669 violin



■ Sun 8 - 11am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium Accademia Stauffer in concertoQuartetto Guadagnini

Fabrizio Zoffoli - violinGiacomo Coletti - violinMatteo Rocchi - violaAlessandra Cefaliello - cello

Tommaso Bagnati - double basscourse held by the Quartetto di Cremonadouble bass specialization course held by M° Franco Petracchiquartet by Marino Capicchioni winner of the 1937 Violin Making Competitiondouble bass by Marco Nolli winner of the Triennale Violin Making Competitionmusic by G. Rossini, F. Schubert, B. Bartókentrance 10 euro

■ Sun 8 - 9,15pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium CremonaJazz


■ Sat 14 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminars Atelier TriennaleStradivari violas d’amorewith Marcello Ivefree entrance


■ Wed 18 - 9pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium off-program eventRotary Award and concert with the Accademia Staufferspecial guestBruno Canino at the piano



■ Sat 21 - 9pm to midnightoff-program eventMuseum nightSpecial opening of the Museum – free entrance

first completeof the Stradiva

technical files and images of

Pre-sale from 15 January to 15 April 2016Pre-sale purchasers’ names will be included in the subscribers list printed in the bookOnline booking www.museodelviolino.orgReservations can also be made at the Museo del Violino officeInfo [email protected]

DVD with images of more than 1.300 artifacts

book + DVD: 140 Euro(pre-sale price 110 Euro)

Two catalogues about the extraordinary heritage currently exhibited inthe Museo del Violino have been published over the years. The first cata-logue, edited by Simone Fernando Sacconi, was published in 1972, andthe second one, edited by Andrea Mosconi and Carlo Torresani, appeared15 years later. In both cases, the catalogues included only the technicalfiles of the 709 objects considered as coming from Stradivari’s workshopthat were previously exhibited in the Museo Civico. In this new volume,the complete catalogue of more than 1.300 artifacts that come from theworkshops of Antonio Stradivari and Enrico Ceruti will be available for thefirst time. The accurate historical reconstruction, the study of the previoustwo catalogues, the paleographic and scientific investigations will cast anew light on this extraordinary heritage that is indissolubly linked to the workof Stradivari and to the traditional violin making craftsmanship recognizedby UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

ete Catalogue vari Collections of more than 1300 artifacts

NEWBOOK

contributions byFausto CacciatoriMarco D’Agostino

Marco Malagodi Renato Meucci

textItalian and English

photographs byVico Chamla, Studio Pi Tre

size 240x285 mm400 colour pages

glossy paper 150 grsoftcover with flaps

Only at the Museo del Violino it is possibleto listen to the sound of Stradivari’s, Amati’sand Guarneri’s magnificent instruments, re-living in the hands of expert soloists, toexperience moments of unforgettablepoetry. The natural stage for thesemasterpieces is the Giovanni ArvediAuditorium, a unique place wherearchitecture tries to “catch” the sound to turnit into images; music, naturally intangible,takes shape, becomes material: theeverlasting and the evanescent mergetogether in an eternal exchange in the placethat celebrates the great violin makingtradition of Cremona.

Ticket: 7 EuroReduced ticket for school groups: 5 Euro(Groups of more than 50 persons mayrequest additional performances)

Calendar of performanceswww.museodelviolino.org

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■ Sun 22 - 6pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium off-program eventMonteverdi Festivalcurated by Teatro Amilcare PonchielliLes Talens LyriquesChristophe Rousset conductorZefiro tornamusic by C. Monteverdi, D. Castello, S. Rossi

■ Tue 24 - 9,15pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium CremonaJazz


■ Sat 28 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminars in collaboration with the Cremona Violin Making School I.I.S. Stradivari

The geometric mappingof bowed instrumentswith Daniele Renzi, Alessandro Beduschi, Andrea Pagnoni, Alexis Legros-Didierfree entrance


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■ Thu 2 - 9pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium off-program eventMonteverdi Festivalcurated by Teatro Amilcare PonchielliRoberta Invernizzi & Sonia PrinaEnsemble ClaudianaLuca Pianca conductorAmore e morte dell'amoremusic by C. Monteverdi, F. Durante, G.F. Händel, A. Lotti, B. Marcello


■ Sat 4 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminars Atelier TriennaleThe making of a double basswith Marco Nollifree entrance


■ Sun 5 - 11am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium friends of Stradivari in concertoThe double bass from Baroque to TangoEnrico Fagone - double bassdouble bass by Marco Nolli winner of the Triennale Violin Making CompetitionRoberto Paruzzo - pianomusic by H. Eccles, G. Bottesini, P. Hindemith, A. Piazzollaentrance 10 euro



■ Sun 19 - 12am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Clisbee 1669 violin

■ Sun 26 - 12am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Clisbee 1669 violin

Enrico Fagone

24th General Conference ICOM International Conference of MuseumsCIMCIMMusical Instrument Museums:Interpreting the PresentMilan – Cremona, July 3rd – 9th

More than 4,000 world museum professionals discuss the topic: “Museumsand Cultural Landscapes” at the 2016 General Conference ICOM(International Council of Museums), this year held in Milan. The Museo delViolino has been entrusted by the CIMCIM (International Committeeof Museums and Collections of Instruments and Music) with theorganization of the meeting focused on Musical Instrument Museums.Directors and researchers will participate on behalf of the most importantinstitutions worldwide such as:Music Museum (Copenaghen)Musikinstrumenten Museum (Berlin)Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna)Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Nuremberg)Musée de la Musique (Paris)Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)Museo de Arte (Buenos Aires)Musical Instrument Museum (Phoenix, Arizona)National Music Museum (Vermillon, South Dakota)Art Museum (Beijing)

On Thursday, July 7th the Museo del Violino organizes a conferenceday for all the CIMCIM guests, an event within the event and a preciousoccasion to show its projects, laboratories and collections to theinternational museum community.

■ Sun 3 - 12am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Vesuvio 1727ca violin

■ Thu 7 - 10am to 6pm Museo del Violino24th General Conference ICOM International Conference of MuseumsCIMCIMMusical Instrument Museums:Interpreting the PresentOff-site Meeting CREMONA



■ Thu 21 - 9pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium off-program eventCremona Summer FestivalCasalmaggiore International Festivaland Cremona International Music Academy

■ Thu 28 - 9pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium off-program eventCremona Summer FestivalCremona International Music AcademyWinners Concert







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1737, December 18th: Antonio Stradivari died. One of the fewcertain dates in the great violin maker’s biography. On thisanniversary Cremona honours the Master with an event,starting from the Museo and the Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium,involving the city and the international violin making community.

STRADIVARIfestival is a musical kaleidoscope wheresuccessful performers and emerging talents meet genres andrepertoires, instruments and ensembles, tradition andinnovation, education and amusement, great concerts andkids shows.

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The Piero Farulli Association has launched, in collaboration with the Fon-dazione Museo del Violino, the first Piero Farulli International Competitionfor junior String Quartets. Admission to the contest is subject to taking part in the workshop held inCasalbuttano, Cremona, organized by the Association within the “La Pèpi-nière del Quartetto d’Archi” project. The Competition will be held on Satur-day, September 3rd, 2016 in two rounds: a semifinal session and a finalsession starting at 9:30 am and 3:30 pm respectively. It will take place inthe Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium at theMuseo del Violino and will be open to thepublic: the audience will be allowed tovote for their favourite ensemble. Quartets winning first and second prizewill play in the final concert in theGiovanni Arvedi Auditorium onSunday, September 4th at 11am.

1st Piero Farulli International Competition for junior String Quartetsat the Museo del Violino

Cremona 2016, September 3rd - 4th

■ Sat 3 - 9,30am | 3,30pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium off-program eventsemifinal and final rounds of the competition for junior String Quartets1st International Competitionof the Piero Farulli Associations

■ Sun 4 - 11am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium off-program eventconcert with the winners of the competition for junior String Quartets1st International Competitionof the Piero Farulli Associations

■ September 10 | January 29, 2017 Padiglione Andrea Amati exhibitionJanello Torriani a genius of the Renaissancecurated by the Municipality of Cremona

■ Sat 10 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminarsFrom father to sonThe family and their workshopSimeone Morassi and the violinfree entrance


■ Thu 15 - 9pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium friends of Stradivari in concertoStradivari QuartettXiaoming Wang - violin Stradivari, Aurea, 1715Sebastian Bohren - violin Stradivari, King George, 1710Lech Antonio Uszynski - viola Stradivari, Gibson, 1734Maja Weber - cello Stradivari, Bonamy Dobree – Suggia, 1717Per Lundberg - pianomusic by F. Schubert, R. Schumannentrance 10 euro

■ September 16th | December 18th Museo del ViolinoThe Messiah Stradivari violin comes back to Cremonafrom the Ashmolean Museum of Oxfordthe most precious violin in the world



■ Thu 22 - 12am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Vesuvio 1727ca violin

■ Thu 22 - 9,15pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium off-program eventincluded in the 5th Amilcare Ponchielli FestivalLeo Nucci per PonchielliOpera recital Leo Nucci baritoneFederica Zanello sopranoItalian Chamber Orchestra ensemblecurated by Centro Studi Amilcare Ponchielli

■ Fri 23 - 12am | Sat 24 - 12am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Vesuvio 1727ca violin

■ September 24 - October 9 Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium STRADIVARIfestival


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EXHIBITIONSeptember 10th - 2016 | January 29th - 2017Museo del Violino - Padiglione Andrea Amati

Janello Torriani is one of the now-forgotten greatprotagonists of the age bridging theRenaissance and the ScientificRevolution. A skilled blacksmith,renowned clockmaker, brillianthydraulic engineer, courtmathematician and celebratedinventor, during his lifetime he gaineda reputation that spread far beyond hishometown. His name was known in Germany,the Netherlands, England and, above all, in theIberian Peninsula. Among his most famousinventions are the first gear-cutting machinetool, the cardanic suspension, the firstplanetarium spring clock (requiring 20 yearsand 1800 mechanical parts), the first massivewater engine in history, built in Toledo, whichcould lift water to a height of 100 metres alonga path of 300 metres, and the first portablespring mills. He also contributed to theGregorian Calendar Reform, to large-scaleastronomic projects, to the construction ofautomata and to many other achievements inmathematics and hydraulic engineering. Theexhibition has been organized in closecollaboration with Fundación Juanelo Turrianoand with the scientific support of the CentreAlexandre Koyré (EHESS) of Paris, the MaxPlanck Institute for the History of Science ofBerlin, the Patrimonio Nacional de España,the University of California-Davis, the MediciArchive Project (U.S.A.- ITALY) and otherprestigious Italian and internationalinstitutions. The display will includeexhibits from European and USmuseums, state-of-the-art technologicaldevices and urban paths. Furthermore, aninternational congress of high scientific profile will be held during theperiod of the exhibition.

A genius of the RenaissanceJANELLO TORRIANI

43rd InternationalViola CongressCremona October 4th – 8th 2016

From 4 to 8 October Cremona is to host the International Viola Con-gress focusing on the theme “Connecting Cultures and Genera-tions”. The event aims at promoting and fostering young violistsas well as their encounter with great soloists and the contributionof both to music on an international level.

Held in Italy for the firsttime, this international fe-stival features competi-tions, important concertsas well as solo and cham-ber music performancesfor viola. It also provideschances for study and re-search through meetings,conferences, masterclas-ses held by high-profile ar-

tists and researchers working together with young students,teachers, orchestra musician and amateur violists. Among themain guests:

Bruno Giuranna and Tabea Zimmermann – who will play in twoconcerts at the Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium - Alfonso Ghedin, Et-tore Causa and Michael Kugel.The International Viola Congress is promoted by the Italian ViolaAssociation in collaboration with the City of Cremona, the Cham-ber of Commerce of Cremona, the Museo del Violino and the TeatroPonchielli.

■ until October 9 Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium STRADIVARIfestival


■ Wed 5 - 11am Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium off-program eventInternational Viola CongressSpecial performanceTabea Zimmermann - violaentrance 7 euro

■ Wed 5 - 9pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium off-program eventInternational Viola CongressQuintet with two violasBruno Giuranna - violaAccademia “W. Stauffer”entrance 10 euro



■ Sat 8 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminarsFrom father to sonThe family and their workshopVinicio Bissolotti and the violinfree entrance





■ Sat 29 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminarsin collaboration with the Cremona Violin Making School I.I.S. Stradivari

Artisans and artiststoday’s violin makerswith Anna Maramotti, Rachele Annenfree entrance



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■ Sat 12 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminarsFrom father to sonThe school and its pupilsGiorgio Scolari and the violinfree entrance



One of the most ancient violins in the world meets Antonio Stradivari’s guitar

Andrea AmatiCarlo IX 1566c. violin

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Sat 19 November - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminarsAndrea Amati and his timeFausto Cacciatori, Diego Cantalupi, Curzio Merlo, Marco Tanzifree entrance

Sun 20 November - 11am Auditorium Giovanni Arvedifriends of Stradivari in concertoThe sound of Cremonese RenaissanceFederico Guglielmo violinviolin Carlo IX 1566ca Andrea Amati Diego Cantalupi guitarguitar Sabionari 1679 Antonio Stradivari entrance 10 euro

There are just a few instruments inthe world having the same symbolicand historical meaning as the “CarloIX” violin made in 1566ca by AndreaAmati. The definition of masterpiece

could not be more appropriate: itwas its maker who developed, in the

mid Sixteenth century, the mainfeatures of the violin family that,except for some changes in the

proportions of violas and cellos, arestill the same today.

On the occasion of its 450th

anniversary, the Museo del Violinopays homage to this precious

instrument and its brilliant maker inthe same year when the city of

Cremona is to dedicate an exhibitionto the engineer and inventor Janello

Torriani, also an eminent figure inSixteenth-century Cremona.

■ Sat 19 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminarsAndrea Amati and his timeFausto Cacciatori, Diego Cantalupi, Curzio Merlo, Marco Tanzifree entrance


■ Sun 20 - 11am Auditorium Giovanni Arvedifriends of Stradivari in concertoThe sound of Cremonese RenaissanceFederico Guglielmo - violinviolin Carlo IX 1566ca Andrea Amati Diego Cantalupi - guitarguitar Sabionari 1679 Antonio Stradivari music by B. Marini, G. Sanz, A. Corelli, S. De Murcia, G. Tartini, F.M. Veracinientrance 10 euro



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■ Sat 10 - 11am Room 10 Museo del ViolinoSeminarsFrom father to sonSchool and workshopStefano Conia and the violinfree entrance


■ Sun 18 Museo del Violinofriends of Stradivarion the occasion of its 70th anniversary Confartigianato Cremona presents the “Chigiano” 1682 cellomade by Antonio Stradivariin collaboration with the Museo del Violino

■ Sun 18 - 9pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium Stradivari memorial dayconcert


■ Mon 26 - 4pm Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium the sound of Stradivari performance on the Clisbee 1669 violin

Guided toursEducational workshopsPerformances

Learning at the MuseumThe Museum’s visit is led by specialized guides who make the expe-rience suitable for students of different ages and skills levels. The youn-gest kids can learn step by step how precious wood is shaped intoinstruments with their own unmistakable sound by the expert hands ofcraftsmen. The violin is discovered in a fairytale-like atmosphere andalso through engaging interactive activities provided by multimedia in-stallations.

Educational workshops introduce kids and teenagers to the violinmaking world with a multi-sensorial approach also relying on materialobjects while in-depth lessons provide a chance to learn about violin-related historical aspects.

This experience is crowned by enthralling performances played onancient violins belonging to the Museum’s collections. Listening is gui-ded by the musician who briefly presents each piece of music to theaudience.

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For five centuries, Cremona has been the capital of violin making.At the Museo del Violino visitors can explore this importanttradition through a direct encounter with the great masterviolinmakers - Amati, Stradivari, Guarneri, Rugeri – and theirmasterpieces by tracing back that balanced blend of art andcraftsmanship, creativity and tradition which relates lateRenaissance to contemporary violinmaking workshops.A world-unique collection, multimedia installations and a wealthof documentary displays allow everyone to enjoy an exciting andenthralling visit in which history and instruments, fragrances,sounds and images converge to give shape to stories, dreamsand emotions.

www.museodelviolin.org

Free guided tours (in Italian) on the first Sunday of each month (starting one hour before “the Sound of Stradivari” performance)

Museo del Violino

The program may change due to unforeseen circumstances.

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Opening timesTuesday to Sunday 10 am – 6 pm

Entrance feesTicket office Tel (+39) 0372 080809Full price adults euro 10,00Reduced price euro 7,00School groups euro 5,00Free entrance (for children under 6, except for school groups)Performances on historical instruments 7 EuroFree guided tours (in Italian) on the first Sunday of each month starting one hour before “the Sound of Stradivari” performanceConcerts euro 10,00

MORE MUSIC FOR YOUfriends of Stradivari in concerto14 February, 6 March, 10 April, 5 June, 15 September, 20 NovemberAccademia Stauffer in concerto21 February, 28 March, 24 April, 8 Maybuy the tickets for five concertsand get the other ones for free

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Guided tours available inItalian, English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese

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