Stay up to date with what you need to know about ’the Olympiad of Violin Making in Cremona’, which runs from 6 September until 13 October 2024
The 17th International Triennial Violin Making Competition ’Antonio Stradivari’ is set to begin from 6 September until 13 October at Cremona’s Museo del Violino.
315 makers from 37 countries will compete in this year’s competition, which will involve over 400 instruments divided over violin, viola, cello and double bass categories.
The jury for this year’s competition will be presided by Paolo Bodini and comprises musicians Fabrizio von Arx, Daniel Rubenstein, Alberto Salomon, Dan Sloutskovski and Mirella Vedeva Ruaux, plus luthiers Ulrich Hinsberger, Massimo Negroni, Benjamin Ruth, Elisa Scrollavezza and Gao Tong Tong.
Only new instruments made after 2021 and consistent with traditional, classical violin making will be admitted. From 9 to 25 September the instruments will be judged by the jury on their combination of acoustic excellence with high-quality craftsmanship.
The Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium will be the home of the preliminary and final acoustic tests, the closing stages of which will be open to the public and held on Sunday 22 September.
The winners will be announced on Wednesday 25 September, during a gala evening at the Ponchielli Theatre, where the performers in the jury will perform on the best instruments.
The instruments will then be exhibited in the Andrea Amati pavillion of the Museo del Violino from 26 September to 13 October.
Those awarded with a gold medal will be purchased by the Museo del Violino Foundation and will enter the permanent collection of contemporary violin making. The winning violin and viola will be purchased for €16,000 each, while the winning cello and double bass will fetch €26,000 and €28,000 respectively. The winning makers of the instruments will also receive a diploma of honour.
Additionally, in a celebration of contemporary violin making, instruments by Antonio Stradivari will be joined by three violin winners of previous editions of the competition, the instruments of Nicolas Bonet (2018), Ulrich Hinsberger (2012) and Marko Pennanen (2009), during Sunday audition sessions in September.
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