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The Politeama Returns to the City as the Home of Violin Making. And, for the First Time, the Violin-Making Associations Join Together in Applause

Bach’s Sarabandes, performed on cello and violin, brought to a close a historic day for Cremona: the return of the Politeama Verdi to the city after 57 years. Applauding the initiative promoted by the Stauffer Foundation and the Consortium of Violin Makers were all the associations representing professionals in the violin-making sector—CNA, Confartigianato, ALI and ANLAI—as well...

Portraits “in Music” in Restoration-Era Modena under Austrian-Este Rule

Graziella Martinelli Braglia

A renewed interest in music pervaded Modena—the capital of the Este duchy since 1598—from the very first years of the Restoration, which, following the fall of Napoleon, saw the restoration of the old monarchies, as sanctioned by the Congress of Vienna. With the Este dynasty restored in 1814 under Duke...

Between Nature and Artifice: A Prodigious Quintet Takes the Stage at STRADIVARIfestival

Angela Alessi

Two quintets took to the stage this evening at the Violin Museum for STRADIVARIfestival, set against one another to portray the mother of all dichotomies: the irreconcilable conflict between the...

Autumn Notes at the Arvedi Auditorium: Wiener Concert-Verein Opens the STRADIVARIfestival with Elegance and Virtuosity

Angela Alessi

After its customary summer break, the 14th edition of the STRADIVARIfestival resumed at the Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium in Cremona. The festival, promoted by the Museo del Violino and Unomedia with...

The ‘Virtuosi di Cremona’ are born: a new ensemble conducted by Mauro Benaglia, a musical force at the city’s disposal

Roberto Fiorentini

A hidden corner of the countryside, between Mantua and Cremona. A farmhouse. A large room with an imposing fireplace. Seven musicians happily bringing the notes of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four...

Muti’s “non-concert” and his appeal to the world: “Wake up, let’s save Villa Verdi, the home of the Michelangelo of music”

Fabio Perrone

Not a concert but, in the words of Riccardo Muti, “a gathering of a group of musicians who sit in front of Villa Verdi and say to the world: Do you want to wake up? This place must resound with...

“I envy everything about Aldo Protti”: interview with baritone Luca Salsi, who will pay tribute to the Cremonese artist at the Ponchielli Theatre on September 18

Roberto Fiorentini

This is the first performance to reopen the doors of the Ponchielli Theatre for the new 2026–2027 season, on Friday, September 18, at 8:30 p.m. It will pay tribute to one of Cremona’s...

“Cremona, World Capital of Violin Making”: three projects to promote Cremonese violin making worldwide by the end of the year

Redazione

Tourist itineraries through master luthiers’ workshops, training to improve visitor reception, exhibitions in Amsterdam and Shanghai, international promotion, and a week of events featuring...

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The “Rock Violinist” Alessandro Quarta and His Ritual Before Stradivari: “300 Years Resonating Through Your Body — I Take Off My Necklaces and Bracelets. Scratching One Would Be a Damnation”

From Cremona to Alghero to Discuss AI in Art and Music

Jader Bignamini: The Maestro Who Conducts the World Without Losing the Sound of His Roots

Renato Ancorotti Appointed New President of the Monteverdi Conservatory: "Proud to Contribute to the Growth of a Cultural Institution"

Monteverdi Festival 2026: One Month On, the Numbers Confirm the Success of an Edition That Places Cremona at the Heart of the International Cultural Scene

String Instruments: From Auction Houses to Musicians Through Foundations

Anna Lucia Maramotti Politi talks about violin making: lutherie as a response to the present and the future (4/4)

Preliminary work continues on the restoration of the Politeama Verdi, led by the Stauffer Foundation: it will become the new home of Cremona's violin-making tradition

Kurtág at 100: Cremona Becomes the Capital of Contemporary Music as the Stauffer Season Concludes with the Outstanding Ensemble intercontemporain

Anna Lucia Maramotti Politi talks about violin making: memory, authenticity, and conservation (3/4)