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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Latest Feature
Hiding in plain sight: the case of the stolen ‘Mendelssohn’ Stradivari
A 1709 Stradivari that belonged to the Mendelssohn family of Berlin had been missing for nearly eighty years. It was rediscovered last summer, hiding in plain sight.
By Jason PriceThis is a fascinating story and it speaks volumes about how much the violin industry has changed in the past thirty years. Today, we have publicly accessible archives, information is shared generously among colleagues and the standards of due diligence in certifying and selling instruments are much, much higher. Tarisio and the Cozio archive have […]
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