by riccardo.pera | Jul 17, 2019 | Instruments & Players, Violin & Violinists
Backstage comparison between the Vesuvius and his own violin by Shlomo Mintz (video) The Stradivari Vesuvius belongs to the latest period in which the legendary violin maker Antonio Stradivari still handcrafted his instruments. Yet, although he was already more than...
by riccardo.pera | Jul 17, 2019 | Cicerone Take Away Lessons, Composers
Astor Piazzolla inspired Federico Favali's "Astor and me" (video) Federico Favali accepted to give us some explanations about his connection with Astor Piazzolla. In fact, he composed a piece inspired from Piazzolla's "Inverno Porteno". In the video below, he talks...
by Irma | Jul 17, 2019 | Instruments & Players, Music & Business, Violin & Violinists
Playing Chamber Music on the Holland America Line @Lincoln Center Stage The musical adventure of Floor Braam on a cruise ship from Florida to Alaska In spring 2016, violinist Floor Braam was scrolling through the MusicalChairs website when an interesting advertisement...
