All Galleries articles – Page 7
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Nicolas Lupot, 1805
This illustration of an 1805 violin by Nicolas Lupot was published in The Strad, September 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Despite sporadic indications to the contrary, the economic recession promises to stay with us for a while yet. Unlike the famous crash ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Nicolas Lupot, 1816
This illustration of an 1816 violin by Nicolas Lupot was published in The Strad, January 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:This violin, which was begun in 1815, was completed in 1816 and awarded as a premier prix in 1818. The recipient was ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Benjamin Banks, Salisbury, 1790
This illustration of the 1790 violin by Benjamin Banks was published in The Strad, October 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Benjamin Banks is one of the major figures of British violin making. This particularly interesting and well-preserved example of his work, dated ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: the 'Zahn' Stradivarius, 1719
This illustration of the 1719 'Zahn' violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, September 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The violin shown on this month's front cover is the 'Zahn' Stradivarius made in 1719. The instrument is an outstanding ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Stradivarius, 1689
This illustration of a 1689 violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, August 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:This month's cover features a 1689 Stradivari violin recently discovered in Switzerland. The instrument is stylistically typical of the period between 1685 ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a tenor viola by Andrea Guarneri, 1664
This illustration of a 1664 viola by Andrea Guarneri was published in The Strad, June 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:This magnificent tenor viola, 482 mm, by Andrea Guarneri of Cremona was sold in the 1940s by the Counts Canal family of ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: the 'Harrison' Stradivarius violin, 1693
This illustration of a 1695 violin by Antonio Stradivari [the date has since been corrected to 1693] was published in The Strad, June 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographsThe Shrine to Music Museum [now named the National Music Museum or ‘NMM’] in ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a 1725 cello by Peter Guarneri of Venice
This illustration of a 1725 cello by Peter Guarneri of Venice was published in The Strad, April 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:London's springtime sales once again afford a useful opportunity to study works from schools not often accessible to most of ...
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GalleryElbphilharmonie concert venue opens in Hamburg
Last night marked the official opening of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. Guests, including German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, attended a concert in the Grand Hall performed by the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and choir of the Bayerischer Rundfunk under conductor Thomas Hengelbrock.Designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron and located ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Jakob Stainer, 1672
This illustration of a violin by Jakob Stainer was published in The Strad, March 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: It is difficult to separate much of the fact and fiction surrounding Jakob Stainer and both have been mixed together in ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a viola by Joseph Hill, 1770
This illustration of a viola by Joseph Hill was published in The Strad, March 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:At the Philips January event, the limelight was on violas. A fine Joseph Hill of London 1770 15 7/8 inches back with notably ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Antonio Mariani, Pesaro, 166-
This illustration of a violin by Antonio Mariani was published in The Strad, March 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The Mariani family - Ludovico, Fabio and Brandini - were noted for their Brescian appearance, so the assumption is often made that one ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a viola by Carl G. Becker and Carl F. Becker, 1952
This illustration of a viola by 'Carl Becker and Son' was published in The Strad, November1984. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Carl F. Becker is considered by makers worldwide to be a superlative craftsman and part of a family dynasty. His great-grandfather, Herman ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Michael Platner, Rome, 1728
This illustration of a violin by Michael Platner was published in The Strad, June1984. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Michael Platner of Rome is an important violin maker whose work is recognised and sought after, yet little is actually known about the man ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: the 'Bucher' Stradivarius violin, 1683
This illustration of the Stradivarius 'Bucher' violin was published in The Strad, April1984. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The violin illustrated is the 'Bucher' of 1683. Stradivari was a mere stripling of 39 when he made it; not so young by common standards, ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Augusto Pollastri, Bologna, 1908
This illustration of a 1908 violin by Augusto Pollastri was published in The Strad, January 1984. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Modern Bolognese violin makers acknowledge Raffaele Fiorini (1823-98) as sole and indisputable founder of the school. After a brief apprenticeship at Modena ...
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GalleryTrinity Laban Conservatoire acquires Tertis-White Collection
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance has acquired the Tertis-White Collection - an archive of material relating to the great British violist Lionel Tertis. The collection was put together by fellow violist and author John White - whose biography of Tertis was published in 2006 - and ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: the 'Lady Tennant' Stradivarius violin, 1699
This illustration of the 'Lady Tennant' Stradivari was published in The Strad, November 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The Hill book on Stradivari reminds us that the 1690 decade coincides with the master's achievement of a half century of age when his ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Carlo Bergonzi, Cremona, c.1730
This illustration of the a violin by Carlo Bergonzi was published in The Strad, November 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The violin illustrated on our front cover was made by Carlo Bergonzi in Cremona in about 1730. It is a fine and ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: the Stradivarius 'Barjansky' cello, 1684
This illustration of the Barjansky Stradivarius cello was published in The Strad, August 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Sotheby's auction on 23 June was another of their marathon events, divided into two sessions, and there were some sensational prices among the important ...
