A new violin prototype made with spiders’ silk
Italian musician and designer Luca Alessandrini, a postgraduate student from the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College in UK, has developed a new violin prototype made of a composite...
View ArticleMichele Novaro and the Italian National Anthem
The music of the Italian National Anthem, chosen in 1946, was composed by Michele Novaro (1818-1885) in 1847, on a text by Goffredo Mameli. It is currently known with the title of “Fratelli d’Italia”,...
View ArticleMusicians from all over the world will come to Cremona for the 4th Bluegrass...
More than 7 hours of concerts and meetings on the popular US music genre The 4th edition of the Bluegrass Meeting will take place within the Acoustic Guitar Village in Cremona. Bands and solo artists...
View ArticleImagining the sound (by Roberto Prosseda, Artistic Advisor of Cremona Musica...
For all musicians, the relation with sound is a central part of making music: one of the primary aims of every performer is, in fact, to achieve an optimal “control of the sound”. But the term...
View ArticleFacing a master class (by Roberto Prosseda, Artistic Advisor of Cremona...
Summer is the time for master classes, that is to say specialized music courses lasting several days, in which students have the chance to work with a teacher other than their own, who in three or four...
View ArticleWhen Van Cliburn conquered Russia
American pianist Harvey Lavan Cliburn (1934 – 2013), better known simply as Van Cliburn, is a legend in the history of the piano. His name is today strongly tied to the Van Cliburn International Piano...
View ArticleInside every student there’s a great artist (by Roberto Prosseda, Artistic...
In my experience as a piano teacher, I have often noticed how pupils can radically and instantaneously improve, even to a surprising extent, simply thanks to what they are thinking of while they play....
View ArticleAntonio Pappano’s suggestions to young musicians
The great conductor Antonio Pappano, music director of Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Roma, gave a video interview to Classic FM, with some very interesting suggestions to young musicians and aspiring...
View ArticleIn praise of the mistake (by Roberto Prosseda, Artistic Advisor of Cremona...
All musicians inevitably have to constantly face the fear of mistakes: a wrong or badly played note, or a slip during the course of a performance. For most music students, a mistake is something...
View ArticleThe concert viewed from the stage (by Roberto Prosseda, Artistic Advisor of...
A concert is a unique moment, in which artists have the opportunity to transmit their ideas and emotions directly and intuitively to the audience. However, there are many elements that influence the...
View ArticleThe power of ideas (by Roberto Prosseda, Artistic Advisor of Cremona Musica...
I was recently part of the jury for an international competition. I thus had the chance to listen to a large number of pianists, often tackling the performance of the same piece, and I was able to...
View ArticleA new virtual piano system.
The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan realized a new Interactive Projection Module (iNTERPLAY), integrating 3D depth sensing and gesture recognition technologies. Its 3D depth...
View ArticleBritish Library online sound archive
The British Library’s complete sound archive includes more than 80.000 recordings, ranging from natural sounds to the classical, pop, rock and traditional music. The complete archive is now available...
View ArticleIs music a universal language?
“Music is an universal language”. This concept has been supported by musicians, scientists and ethnomusicologists. But are we really sure? The matter is very complex, but a new study by a team guided...
View ArticleThe Cremona Musica Award 2016 goes to the legendary Israeli violinist Shlomo...
Born in 1957, Mintz is one of the greatest living violinists. His career began at the highest level. His Concerto debut was at the age of 11 with the Israel Philharmonic. Mintz toured throughout Europe...
View ArticleIn praise of the mistake (by Roberto Prosseda, Artistic Advisor of Cremona...
All musicians inevitably have to constantly face the fear of mistakes: a wrong or badly played note, or a slip during the course of a performance. For most music students, a mistake is something...
View Article06/10/2016 Cremona Musica: Record Edition with +10% visitors and half of the...
Cremona Musica International Exhibitions 2016 (Cremona Exhibition Center – Friday, September 30th – Sunday, October 2nd) registered a visitors attendance much higher than expected, thus showing a great...
View Article3D VARIUS, THE 3D PRINTED VIOLIN
Its name is 3Dvarius and it’s the first violin created by 3D printing technology. Based on the model of a real Stradivarius violin, it is made of a translucent resin printed in a single piece through...
View Article“The Art Of Shlomo Mintz” box set released with the support of Cremona Musica
The Art Of Shlomo Mintz – The Deutsche Grammophon Recordings box set has been released with the support of Cremona Musica International Exhibitions. Consisting of 13 CDs (at a special price), the box...
View ArticleTHE DOUBLE BASS IS THE KING OF THE ORCHESTRA: SCIENCE PROVES IT
Who is the king of the orchestra? The double bass, science says. A study published on the American magazine Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and carried out through...
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