
The Genius of Antonio Stradivari

Monday August 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
250 years after Antonio Stradivari’s death, his violins and cellos remain the world’s most highly-prized instruments. Loved by great musicians and capable of fetching fabulous sums when sold, their tone and beauty are legendary. Every subsequent violin-maker has tried to match them. Not one has succeeded. How can that be? This lecture explores that central mystery by following some of Stradivari’s instruments from his workshop to the present day. It is a story that travels from the salons of Vienna to the concert halls of New York, from the breakthroughs of Beethoven’s last quartets to the first phonographic recordings. (The lecture includes musical extracts.) This lecture is in the series of Evening Lectures presented by ArtsNational Newcastle. |
Performing Artists
Toby Faber – Lecturer
Newcastle Music Festival
$30
Visitors, Members free