A Digital Exhibition
by 
Violin, Viola & Cello
Bows of the
18th Century
L’Archet Révolutionnaire is a major exhibition of fifty bows from 18th-century French, English, German and Italian makers, including the Tourte family, Duchaine, Dodd, Mauchand and Pajeot, among many others. This online arm to the exhibition has a gallery of highlight bows, historical introductions to the period, and selected commentaries on individual bows and makers.
Accompanying the exhibition is a week-long programme of masterclasses, lectures and performances with leading bow experts and performers, designed to delve into the musical, social and political contexts of bow making in this period.
Exhibition
1–3 November 2015
Westbury Hotel
2nd Floor Gallery
New Bond & Conduit Street
London W1S 2YF
Lectures & Performances
27–31 October 2015
Hinde Street Methodist Church
19 Thayer Street
London W1U 2QJ
Videos – L’Archet Révolutionnaire
Live filming from the L’Archet Révolutionnaire round-table discussion and lectures by Jean-François Raffin, Constance Frei and Kai Koepp from 30-31 October 2015, London. Round-table participants include Jean-François Raffin, Kai Koepp, Bernard Gaudfroy, Bernard Millant, Constance Frei, Christophe Coin, Jérôme Akoka and Pavlo Beznosiuk, with moderator Jason Price.
VIEW- Exhibition Foreword by Jason Price
- A History of 18th-Century Bows by Jérôme Akoka
- Gallery of Highlight Bows
- Nicolas Pierre Tourte
- Nicolas Léonard Tourte
- François Xavier Tourte
- Nicolas Duchaine I
- John Dodd I
- Events Programme
- French or German bows for Beethoven, by Kai Koepp
- Life & Work for 18th Century Parisian Bow and Violin Makers by Bernard Gaudfroy
- Videos – L’Archet Révolutionnaire