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Audizione speciale – Andrea Nocerino violoncello Stradivari Stauffer 1700

08 September 2019 @ 12:00 - 12:30
€7

Antonio Stradivari
 Stauffer 1700 cello

Antonio Stradivari
cello Stauffer 1700
 
At the beginning of the 18th century, Antonio Stradivari was a skilled and renowned maker with more than thirty years’ experience in the construction of guitars, decorated instruments, viole da gamba, pochettes and harps in addition to violins, violas and cellos. 
We know of about 25 cellos constructed before 1700, made in a large size like the Mediceo once belonging to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and currently preserved in the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence. 
It was in 1700 that the Cremonese master decided to reduce the dimensions of his cellos, an intermediate step towards developing the model that today is identified and known as “B form” which he probably started to use from 1707. 
The history of this cello has been reconstructed mainly from the Hill brothers’ documentation: though it is at times uncertain, it suddenly brightens up when it comes to Lisa Cristiani, a very young Parisian cellist who came into possession of the instrument binding her name to Stradivari’s and to the cello once and for all. In the light of this, the previous history of the instrument appears of less importance. 
Lisa died in 1853 at only 26 years of age, a transient star in the musical scene of her day: in just a few years she enthralled her audiences with her extraordinary instrument, and the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy dedicated the Romance without words op. 109 to her.
After her death, the cello remained in France for a long time, then was brought to Germany and finally reached London in 1894 where it remained in the possession of W. E. Hill and Sons until it became the property of Mr. Lewis Bruce. 
The instrument, considered by Alfred Hill as one of the most beautiful examples among the works of the great master, passed from Mr. Bruce’s niece to Paolo Salvelli, president of the Centro di Musicologia “Walter Stauffer”, finally returning to the town where it was played for the first time.
 
edited by Fausto Cacciatori
Curator of the MdV collections
 
 
 
(…)”a generous touch and a very rich sound” (“Musica” Magazine)
 
Andrea Nocerino is an Italian cellist and chamber musician. He graduated in 2018 with perfect marks and magna cum laude from the second level biennium Course of Higher Education in Art and Music at the “C. Monteverdi” Institute in Cremona with the guidance of Silvia Chiesa. Moreover, he had the opportunity to enrich his instrumental mastery and interpretation at international master-classes conducted by Michael Flaksman e Pieter Wispelwey.
He performs regularly in solo-cello recitals, reaching the audience of Milan, Rome, Vicenza, Cremona, Udine, Trieste, Pordenone and many other italian cities, standing alongside professionals such as Sandro Cappelletto, Gualtiero Scola, Mauro Corona and Alessandro Baricco.
A passionate chamber musician, Andrea Nocerino has performed within prestigious contests including Amiata Piano Festival, Museo del Teatro Alla Scala, Teatro Ponchielli, Musica Vicenza, Teatro di Villa Torlonia, Auditorium Gaber, Expo 2015 and Musei Vaticani, collaborating with distinguished musicians as Maurizio Baglini, Guido Corti, Roberto Noferini, Vladimir Mendelssohn and Silvia Chiesa. In May 2019 he performed as a guest musician with the legendary Fine Arts Quartet presenting to the audience of Auditorium Avredi the Dvoràk string sextet in A major. 
A highly versatile performer, with a repertoire that spans all the great periods of music, Andrea Nocerino has always shown a profound interest in contemporary music. He has premiered various modern compositions and is currently working on a record including a number of them. He has already recorded for “Amadeus”, Movimento Classical label and iClassical Academy.
 

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  • Date: 08 September 2019
  • Time:
    12:00 - 12:30
  • Cost: €7

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