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Stauffer Academy – Musicians at Work (2): A Lesson with Maestro Andrea Obiso

What are the defining traits of a great orchestral leader? We find out on a sunny day, as golden rays illuminate the splendid halls of Palazzo Stauffer, with Andrea Obiso, Concertmaster of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and faculty member—together with other international luminaries—of the Concertmaster course at the Stauffer Academy. A child prodigy...

When Will There Be an Italian Fund for Musical Instruments?

Fabio Perrone

This week, the 34 musicians who have been granted the loan of precious string instruments from the Deutscher Musikinstrumentenfonds (German Musical Instruments Fund), managed by the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben in Hamburg, were announced. With over 270 valuable bowed instruments, the German Musical Instruments Fund...

Arvo Pärt: a Grand Pause. Thoughts on the work of a great figure in the contemporary musical scene

Jack Freckelton Sturla

Now resoundscreation.Both north and southrain turns land to sea.The truth is tailor cut.Imperceptibly steadythe M-hand is nearing midnight. A glimpse of daylight tingesMateo’s portico.Silence...

Starting from March 1st, violins allowed as carry-on baggage for the Lufthansa Group

Fabio Perrone

In the end, the musicians have won! Lufthansa and the Group’s affiliated airlines (SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways and Eurowings) will amend their rules for the...

The Teatro Ponchielli is enchanted by the sweet and profound song of Capuçon’s cello

Roberto Fiorentini

A concert by the cellist Gautier Capuçon is always an event. A moment of spontaneous happiness. An immersion into sound worlds of great fascination and imagination. This is not only because of...

Accademia Stauffer – Musicians at Work (1): The Lesson of Maestro Massimo Quarta

Angela Alessi

We are inside Palazzo Stauffer, home of the Fondazione Stauffer, in the heart of that Cremona which for centuries has breathed the art of violin making and great concert performance. We had the...

This morning Stauffer acquired the Politeama Verdi in Cremona with a bid of €55,000: it will become a showcase for violin making and a concert hall

Redazione

In a surprise move, the Stauffer Foundation purchased the Politeama Verdi at this morning’s ongoing auction. Stauffer’s intention is to turn it into a major hub for high-level violin...

“Stradivari 68”, the black-and-white film by Talamazzini that introduced people to the great Cremonese tradition of violin making

Redazione

Twenty years ago, on September 27, 2006, Sandro Talamazzini passed away, “the greatest figure in Cremona television”, as he has rightly been described. There is a black-and-white film...

Summary

For an Organic and Fertile Art: Richard Wagner and the Sensitive Intellect

Silence, Voice, Dance: Three Ways of Confronting the End with the OSN for the Opening of the Ponchielli Season

MIR Is Launched in Cremona: The New International Register for Handcrafted Bowed and Plucked Musical Instruments

Eighty Years of Discipline and Passion: Stefano Conia Senior, the Austro-Hungarian Dean of Cremonese Luthiers

STRADIVARIfestival launches the 2026 season: “The Future of Classical Music, Classical Music of the Future”

Accademia Stauffer, the exception that reveals the problem: music is a luxury, talent alone is no longer enough. Reflections on an investigation by L’Espresso

The 1733 Goffriller cello once owned by Casals to be awarded to the winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2026

The Best Artists of the Third Reich for the First Film on Antonio Stradivari

Art, Faith, and Lutherie: A Cremonese Symbol in the Nativity Scene

The Cremonese Sound Put to the Test on Stage: the workshop's final concert