The Cozio Carteggio
The Cozio Carteggio takes its name from Count Cozio’s notebooks, which form the first historical record of fine instruments and their makers. Each week, the Carteggio publishes features about the string world. They include expert commentary on historic instruments and bows, interviews with leading musicians and analysis of the string market. The articles are curated by Tarisio's founder, expert and director, Jason Price and feature the frequent participation of Carlo Chiesa, John Dilworth, Philip J. Kass, Dmitry Gindin, Pierre Guillaume, Paul Childs, Alessandra Barabaschi and other experts.
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Omobono Stradivari, the ‘Josefowitz’ of c. 1725-1730
In this week's Carteggio, Matthew Huber, head of Tarisio London, introduces a superb violin by Omobono Stradivari, the second son of Antonio. Instruments made by Omobono are exceptionally rare and provide great insight into the impact that Omobono had on his father's instruments. The 'Josefowitz' is the highlight of our March sale in London.
By Matthew HuberOmobono Felice Stradivari (1679 – 1742) was the youngest son of the Cremonese titan Antonio Stradivari from his first marriage to Francesca Ferraboschi in 1667. Together with his elder brother Francesco (1671 – 1743), Omobono assisted his father in the workshop. Francesco had an eight year head start, and Omobono’s frequent and extended absences away […]
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