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Virtuoso!
Every year
between the end of September and the beginning of October, over 10,000
string enthusiasts, luthiers and music operators from all over the world
gather in Cremona, the beautiful medieval hometown of Amati, Stradivari and
Guarneri, to attend Liuteria in Festival, with its exciting cultural events,
and the renowned trade fair Cremona Mondomusica.
In
this context, as from 2010, the Fondazione Antonio Stradivari
together with the Accademia Italiana degli Archi will invite recent
winners and laureates of International Competitions to take part in
Virtuoso!, where the excellence of the musicians can meet the
excellence of string instrument making. Participants will have the
opportunity to enjoy the magical atmosphere of Cremona, to try the best in
classical and contemporary instruments, to network and perform in an
international context.
First Edition
29 September – 2 October 2010
This year
Liuteria in Festival will be offering the retrospective
exhibition Carlo Bergonzi, a great maestro rediscovered. For
the first time more than twenty masterpieces by the Cremonese luthier and
his son Michele Angelo will be on display.
Participants of Virtuoso! 2010 will be offered the unique opportunity
to try not only these magnificent instruments but also the ones of the
Permanent Collection of International Contemporary Violin making
belonging to the Fondazione Stradivari. They will also be invited to play in
a recital broadcasted by the Italian national radio and to take part in a
press conference and the official presentation of Virtuoso! during
Cremona Mondomusica.
Protagonists of the first edition will be:
Mayu
Kishima (Japan)
Laureate of
the 2009
Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition
Dai
Miyata (Japan)
Winner of
the 2009
Rostropovich International Cello Competition
Chun-Wen Huang (Taiwan)
Winner of
the 2009
International Violin Competition Sion Valais
Organisation
Virtuoso! is a joint project of the Fondazione Stradivari and the
Accademia Italiana degli Archi, the result of years of successful
collaboration between the two institutions.
Selection procedure of laureates
ARCHI
magazine is proud to have among its contributors some of the finest
Italian music critics who, over the years, have made a name for themselves
in the string world.
The
magazine and its correspondents are regularly invited by International
String Instrument Competitions to attend and review their final rounds. The
idea behind Virtuoso! is to invite those young artists who, more than
others, have captured the attention of the critics of ARCHI magazine
with the power of their performances and musical personalities.
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