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Stradivarius and the Golden Age of Violins and Guitars presents more than 70 of the most extraordinary and sought-after string instruments from iconic European makers of the 16th to the 19th century. Spectacular violins, guitars, lutes, and bows show how exceptionally skilled makers elevated fine string instruments into timeless masterpieces that remain astonishing today.

Phoenix

United States

Arizona

4725 E. Mayo Blvd.

Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)

Stradivarius and the Golden Age of Violins and Guitars Exhibit

Alex Amsel, conductor
Rolf Haas, violin
Joshua Blue, tenor


The chill of winter will shiver through this concerto by Vivaldi. It is paired with Piazzolla’s Invierno, portraying the moods of winter in Buenos Aires. Franz Schubert set 24 poems of Wilhelm Müller to music to create the song cycle Winterreise. Hans Zender’s “composed interpretation” of it stretches the music, interrupts it, and subjects it to cinematic slights of hand, creating a conversation between the past and the present. 


Concert Repertoire Includes
Vivaldi: Winter from The Four Seasons
Piazzolla: Invierno Porteño from Estaciones Porteñas
Schubert/Zender: Selections from Winterreise

Events at Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), United States

Stradivarius and the Golden Age of Violins and Guitars Exhibit

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