The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) has been granted the use of a rare Gasparo da Salò double bass. Made in around 1580, it is one of around a dozen surviving basses by the luthier, regarded as one of the founders of the Brescian school of violin making.
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Photos: Jean Fitzgerald
One of the very few violas by the Brescian luthier that has never been cut down
Tim Homfray travels to London’s Milton Court to hear the performance of Beethoven, Janáček, George Walker, William Barton, Thomas Adès and Ruth Crawford Seeger on 27 October 2022
The wood used for the front came from a 250-year-old tree, making parts of this beautiful instrument around 700 years old
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