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Stauffer Academy – Musicians at Work (3): The Lesson of Maestro Mario Brunello

There is a rare quality in the work of Mario Brunello: the ability to turn every project into a journey of research. Whether he is engaging with the great classics of the repertoire or with a contemporary score, what strikes one is not only the artistic outcome, but the process that precedes it — listening, studying, reflecting on the deeper meaning of making music today. On the...

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...

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...

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

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

Stauffer Academy – Musicians at Work (3): The Lesson of Maestro Mario Brunello

When Will There Be an Italian Fund for Musical Instruments?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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