Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At some point between 1560 and 1574 Catherine de’ Medici placed a very special order. It was for some 40 string ...
Antonio Stradivari's house in the heart of Cremona is a disgrace. The street-level floor has been turned over to a kitchenware shop plastered with discount signs. The three upper floors look abandoned ...
Cremona, birthplace of Stradivarius, is today a veritable laboratory for luthiers from all over the world, and violin making workshops are everywhere AFP / Miguel MEDINA Working in the shadow of the ...
In the northern Italian city of Cremona, where the history of violin began over five centuries ago, the art of violin-making is witnessing a new renaissance. This is the place where Andrea Amati ...
Working in the shadow of the great masters, the violin-makers of Italy's Cremona are valiantly fighting a shrinking market and foreign competition as they seek perfection, one violin at a time. The ...
CREMONA, Italy — Working in the shadow of the great masters, the violin-makers of Italy’s Cremona are valiantly fighting a shrinking market and foreign competition as they seek perfection, one violin ...
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