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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Continuing the legacy; The ‘Schneeberger’ Stradivari
For nearly all of its known history, the 1731 ‘Schneeberger’ Stradivari has been in the hands of exceptional musicians. Most recently, it was in the possession of the celebrated Swiss violinist Hansheinz Schneeberger who owned the instrument for more than sixty years. Earlier this year, Tarisio Private Sales sold the ‘Schneeberger’ to an anonymous patron for the long-term use of Arnaud Sussmann.
By Jason PriceBorn in Bern in 1926, Hansheinz Schneeberger studied with Walter Kägi, Carl Flesch and Boris Kamensky. In 1958 the 32-year-old Schneeberger was chosen to give the world premiere of Béla Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 1. From 1958 to 1961 he served as principal concertmaster of the NDR Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg until Paul Sacher invited […]
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