Mondomusica New York 2013 March 15/17th, 2013 EVENTS Program Updated for 12th march, 2013

March 14th, 2013 Special event From 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. to Share the Gift of Music Organized by: Mondomusica New York and Mt. Carmel-Holy RosarySchool Mondomusica New York will not only be an extraordinary trade St. Patrick's Cathedral fair, but most of all an important tool to spread the values related to 460 Madison Ave, the centuries-old tradition of -making, man work, excellence, New York, NY and music. In order to make the youngest approaching this positive and fascinating world, and to help developing the violin programs in schools, Mondomusica New York by Mondomusica New York for Children will donate 70 violins to the worthy children of two New York City’s schools. In St. Patrick’s Cathedral will be protagonist the Mt. Carmel-Holy RosarySchool This school has a long history of educating children in East Harlem. It first opened in 1949 and today the school serves Pre-K3 through eighth grade students from the neighborhood as well as students whose parents work in the area. It provides group violin lessons to students who wish to pursue violin beyond the fifth grade, as well as performance opportunities alongside professional musicians, and educational outings to concerts and events. The donation ceremony to Mt. Carmel-Holy Rosary School will be followed by the open concerts: organ performance by M. Emilio Brambilla and a violin concert performed by the children of Mt. Carmel/ Holy Rosary School.

March 15th, 2013 Violin master class “Difficult passages and solos” From 10:45 a.m. to 2:00 By Francesco De Angelis, Concertmaster at 's La p.m. Scala Theater. Master class room (First day) Organized by: Mondomusica New York Francesco De Angelis has established himself as one of the most talented musicians in the international music scene, highly acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. His performances are characterized by an unmistakable sound that expresses the romantic cult of bel canto, combined with the rigor of the great central European instrumental tradition.

March 15th, 2013 Lecture From 11:00 a.m. to Strad 3D: Seeing the Invisible Violin 12:00 p.m. Speaker: Samuel Zygmuntowicz Seminar room Organized by: Mondomusica New York Renowned violin maker SAM ZYGMUNTOWICZ explores how hi-tech studies combine with traditional knowlege to create better sounding violins. His team of scientists, violinmakers and musicians examined the Titian and Willemotte Stradivari and the Plowden Guarneri, for “One of the most groundbreaking and comprehensive studies of the violin form ever conceived”. Cutting-edge laser scans revealed the first 3D animations of a Stradivari’s vibrations; What a violin does, not only what it looks like! Adding CT-scans

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and acoustic analysis helps moves our focus away from history and mystique, into the realm of function and sound.

March 15th, 2013 Presentation concerning the integrated approach to From 12:00 p.m. to cultural heritage preservation at the University of 12:30 p.m. Pavia Seminar room Interdepartmental Research Unit on Heritage Conservation - CISRiC Speaker: Prof. Marco Morandotti – CISRiC Director Organized by: University of Pavia CISRiC Research centre proposes an innovative, integrated and multidisciplinary approach to heritage preservation, which foresees cooperation and sharing of skills present in the University of Pavia. In particular, CISRiC foresees scientific resources in the field of preservation of built heritage (diagnostic and conservation experts, engineers, restorers, historians) beside a high-level, multi-faced approach, which combines high-tech methodologies with the careful and mindful preservation of the historic and architectural substance. CISRiC research activities aims to demonstrate that heritage is important not only for identity, culture, traditional values, but also as a field where an advanced concept of innovation can be applied and developed. Innovation is a matter of changing attitudes and increasing knowledge and skills. CISRiC offers innovative models of exploiting restoration works as opportunities for education, learning, marketing, communication, capacity building, networking, and exchange.

The presentation will be preceded by a violin performance held by students of Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “Monteverdi” of Cremona: Sara Zeneli , Lena Yokoyama and Anastasiya Petrishak

March 15th, 2013 Round Table: From 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 Sound Investments p.m. Organized by: Mondomusica New York Seminar room Musical instruments have all the crucial elements of an extremely attractive investment for a large number of key players in the economic and financial communities. Large dealers may find value in inviting managers of banks, funds, cultural institutions and auction houses to consider investment in old and modern musical instruments. During the round table experts will explain the principal dynamics of the market and answer the questions of prospective investors. Participants: Tony Finley, Partner of Artist Rare Instrument Fund Christophe Landon, Rare Violins - New York Kerry Keane, Global Specialist Head of Musical Instruments at Christie’s Jason Price, Director at Tarisio Seth Novatt, Managing Director of Alliance Bernstein Moderator: Nathaniel Baker, Editor of Bloomberg L.P.'s Hedge Funds Brief.

March 15th, 2013 master class From 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 “Opera and the string quartet” p.m. by Roberto Tarenzi, quartet professor at Milan's Verdi Master class room Conservatory. (First day) Organized by: Mondomusica New York As the founder of the Borciani Quartet, Roberto Tarenzi has performed in major concert

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halls, both in and internationally, giving performances of the most representative operas of the great quartet repertoire, from Haydn to contemporary composers. He has held master classes in interpretation of quartet and throughout Europe and in the USA.

March 15th, 2013 Lecture From 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Make A Sound Choice Seminar Room How String Selection Can Impact Performance Organized by: Connolly Music Company, Inc. Using just a basic understanding of string design and the sound characteristics of winding materials combined with a working knowledge of tension, you can consistently choose the right strings for your instrument. Come to our clinic and make a sound choice. Speakers: Chris Rohrecker and Franz Klanner “The fascinating and useful presentation helped me to understand the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of the working of our instruments.” Jeffrey Solow, Past-ASTA President

March 15th, 2013 Presentation: From 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 The Department of Musicology and its activity for p.m. the violin world Seminar room Speaker: Prof. Pietro Zappalà Organized by: University of Pavia The Department of Musicology (University of Pavia) has its origins in the early 50s of the 20th century as a center for studies specializing in early music from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, developping specific studies in musical philology. Since the 80s it expanded its teaching and research in all areas of historical and systematic musicology as well as ethnomusicology, with a strong presence of the organological studies, often in collaboration with the Violin maker school [courses on baroque violin and on the history of the bow]. Among the most original contributions to the environment of violin making, the Department has offered a first in-depth scholarly study on the handwriting of Stradivari, conducted on specimens at the Museum of Cremona. This study was able to confirm the authenticity of many Stradivari's exhibits, and relocated the authorship of other pieces to his children or other luthiers. Crucial, moreover, is also the contribution of the Department in the procedures that led to the recognition by UNESCO of the Cremonese violin making as Intangible Heritage of Humanity (2012). The Department's activities in favor of the violin world is also expressed through the recovery, the edition and study of music dedicated to the strings. Among the most recent initiatives, the edition of a Quartet by Amilcare Ponchielli and the interest for the Lombard violinism, with the remake of the thematic catalog of the music of Alessandro Rolla and the publication of until now unpublished repertoire of nineteenth century violinists (Carlo and Giacomo Bignami).

The presentation will be preceded by a violin performance held by Anastasiya Petrishak student of Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “Monteverdi” of Cremona

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March 15th, 2013 Shanghai Quartet 7:30 p.m. Concert

Organized by: Mondomusica New York

Helen Mills Theater Programm 137-139 West 26th - L.v. Beethoven Street NYC 10001 String quartet in G major op.18 no.2 Allegro - Adagio cantabile-allegro-tempo 1 - Scherzo: allegro - Allegro molto quasi presto - Selections from "ChinaSong" Arr. Yi-Wen Jiang (b.1963) Yao Dance - Shepherd song - Harvest celebration - A. Dvorak String Quartet no.14 in Ab major op.105. Adagio ma non troppo—Allegro appassionato, Molto vivace, Lento e molto cantabile, Finale. Allegro non tanto

Shanghai Quartet Weigang Li, violin Yi-Wen Jiang, violin Honggang Li, Nicholas Tzavaras,

Renowned for its passionate musicality and impressive technique, the Shanghai Quartet has become one of the world's foremost chamber ensembles. Its elegant style melds the delicacy of Eastern music with the emotional breadth of Western repertoire, allowing it to traverse musical genres from masterpieces of Western music to cutting-edge contemporary works. The Shanghai Quartet has worked with the world's most distinguished artists and regularly tours the major music centers of Europe, North America and Asia, from the Beijing International Music Festival to Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Among innumerable collaborations with noted artists, they have performed with the Tokyo, Juilliard and Guarneri , Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Harrell and Peter Serkin.

March 16th, 2013 Lecture From 10:30 to 11:30 Walking through Milan with two musical giants: a.m. Verdi and Puccini Seminar room Italy celebrates their music in 2013 Organized by: Mondomusica New York Only a few steps in Milan separate two of its most meaningful musical institutions: the Theatre and the Conservatorio. And similarly, a great piece of musical history developed in a relatively limited urban context with only a few steps separating Puccini’s Milanese residence, Verdi’s Hotel, The San Marco Church where Verdi’s Requiem for Alessandro Manzoni first resounded in 1874, all near to Mozart’s house where Ascanio in Alba K 111 (1771) was commissioned. The lecture will consider this distance as a real and ideal walk, both in space and time, and includes mutual influences from the School (the Conservatory) to the Theatre (La Scala). Highlights of this event will include: selections of autographs by Puccini and Verdi, marking the incredibly intense and creative musical life of the period, since then preserved in the Conservatorio’s Library; selected letters, scores, and the fugue written by Puccini in the schoolroom for the final degree in Composition 1882; and the Falstaff corrections written by Verdi himself holding the Ricordi’s printed score on his knees during the rehearsal in La Scala 1893. This period of less than ten years holds significance for two of

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the greatest musicians in history…the very beginning for a rising star and the very end of a glorious career: Giacomo Puccini and . Speakers: Licia Sirch, Director of the Library at the Milan Conservatory “G. Verdi” Raffaele Deluca, Responsible of Music, Rare and Antiques Dept. at Library of Milan Conservatory “G. Verdi”

The lecture will be preceded by a violin performance held by Lena Yokoyama student of Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “Monteverdi” of Cremona

March 16th, 2013 Violin master class “Difficult passages and solos” From 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 By Francesco De Angelis, Concertmaster at Milan's La Scala Theater. p.m. (Day 2) Master class room

March 16th, 2013 Concert From 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Arion Trio Seminar room Organized by: Deneys Lutherie Program F. Schubert: Stringtrio N°1 in B flat major D. 471 S. Bataille: Stringtrio N°1, “My prayer” L. v. Beethoven: Adagio con espressione from in C minor, Op. 9 N°.3 S. Bataille: String trio N°2, “Styx”

Arion Trio Mickaïl Bezverkhni, violin Sergio Agreda De Ro, viola Stefaan Bataille, cello

The Arion Trio organically came to life in the home of Stefan Battaille in 2003. Having discovered each other through friendship and music, the three casually met that evening to play the Schubert . It was a serendipitous and magical moment, so they quickly began working on several pieces. In fact, they are in essence a string trio, which can easily be transformed into, for example a piano quartet or string quartet. So they began as a piano quartet, which several acclaimed concerts of the music of Brahms, Mahler and Schnittke. In addition, they augmented the group with an additional violist, playing several other piano quintets including those of Brahms and Dohnanyi, both with great success. Over the past few years, the ensemble played as a string quartet, featuring works of Mozart, Shostakovich (#8), and many others. They have even expanded the trio to play the revered string octet of Mendelssohn. However, the nucleus of all of these efforts has been the union of three friends, Misha, Sergio and Stefan. They have played throughout Belgium, released their first recording in 2012, and can be found on YouTube.

March 16th, 2013 Quartet master class From 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. “Opera composers and the string quartet” Master class room By Roberto Tarenzi, quartet professor at Milan's Verdi Conservatory. (Second Day)

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March 16th, 2013 Lecture From 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. A tour of the Italian Masterpiece Collection Seminar room Speaker: Chris Reuning, board member of VSA and AFVBM Organized by: Mondomusica New York

March 16th, 2013 Mondomusica New York presents: “Stradivari vs. the From 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Modern Violin”

Cooper Union A little background What is the heritage of the greatest violin maker of all time? The Great Hall What are the differences between ancient and modern violin 7 East 7th Street, making? This event will be part of a documentary to be between Third and broadcast by the Japanese national TV NHK on NHK Fourth Avenues. Special, a program with 12-18 million viewers in Japan. The event The scientific violin test and the discusssion betweeen the panel of experts will help to spread the values related to contemporary violin making and to great music. As a matter of fact, the violins, all of them coming from the exhibitors of Mondomusica New York, will be blind-tested by a well known musician, and analysed by a panel composed by some of the most qualified professionals of the violin making and music industries:  Emanuele Beschi - viola professor at Milan’s Conservatory  Jamshed Bharucha - president of the Cooper Union  Francesco De Angelis - concert master of Milan’s Alla Scala Theater  Christopher Germain - president of the Violin Society of America  Chris Reuning - board member of the Violin Society of America and the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers  Greg Olwell - senior editor at Strings

Coordinator of the scientific violin blind-test: Claudia Fritz - responsible of the research in musical acoustics at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - France) March 16th, 2013 Lecture From 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. “Avoiding Performance Quicksand: Urtext Victims and the Myth of Seminar room Authentic Performance Practice" Speaker:Jeffrey Solow Organized by: ASTA (American String Teachers Association) Cellist Jeffrey Solow’s impassioned and compelling playing has enthralled audiences throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia as a recitalist, soloist, chamber musician and teacher. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he studied with Gabor Rejto and earned a degree in Philosophy magna cum laude from UCLA while studying with and then assisting the legendary Gregor Piatigorsky. His New York debut was in the Young Concert Artists series. Solow has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Japan Philharmonic, Seattle , Milwaukee Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber , and the American Symphony (with whom he also recorded) and has been guest artist at many national and international chamber music festivals. Among his many recordings two have received Grammy Award nominations. In addition to performing, Solow’s editions are published by Breitkopf, International Music Company, Peters, Ovation Online Editions, Latham and Henle Urtext. Strad, Strings, and American String Teacher magazines have published his articles and reviews, and he is editor of the Newsletter of the Violoncello Society, Inc. of NY, the nation’s second oldest cello society, and serves as VCS president. Recognized as an authority on

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healthy and efficient cello playing, Jeffrey Solow is professor of cello at Temple University in Philadelphia. He is a past president of ASTA, twice chaired the National Solo Competition and served on ASTA’s Executive Board.

March 16th, 2013 Lecture From 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. “Non-Destructive Analysis of Stringed Instruments from Seminar room 1638 AD to 1990 AD: Purposes, Goals, and Results” Authors: Bruno Frohlich, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution - Gary Sturm, National Museum of

American History, Smithsonian Institution Speaker:Bruno Frohlich Organized by: Mondomusica New York Research using a Siemens CT scanner on more than sixty-five stringed instruments, (including Stadivari) and dating from 1638, focuses on data pertinent to engineering and manufacturing principles over time. This includes identification of material, and identification of variations, irregularities, and alterations between and within instrument makers. Our results have shown a marvelous continuity and homogeneity in some variables, and predictable and random changes in others. This presentation will show and discuss these finds juxtaposed with present attempts to copy earlier instrument makers’ instruments. Our computed tomography data is now available and can be requested by contacting the authors.

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March 17th, 2013 Concert 11:00 a.m. Opera composers and the string quartet: Giacomo Puccini and Giuseppe Verdi

Theatre of Organized by: Mondomusica New York Rubin Museum of Art 150 West 17th Street New York, NY 10011 Program Giacomo Puccini, Quartet “Chrysanthemus” Giuseppe Verdi, String quartet in E minor Alessandro Rolla, Gran Quartet Concertante op. 2 n. 2 in F minor The Verdi Quartet Francesco De Angelis and Lorenzo Gentili Tedeschi, violin/ Roberto Tarenzi, viola / Claudia Ravetto, cello This famous ensemble is composed of Francesco De Angelis (violin), Lorenzo Gentili Tedeschi (violin), Roberto Tarenzi (viola) and Claudia Ravetto (cello). The four musicians come from very different artistic experiences, including first violin of Milan's La Scala Theater, 20 years playing with chamber music quartets, soloist in theaters around the globe, and teaching in the most famous international music academies. Many great artists have collaborated with the members of the Verdi Quartet in recent years, including Lang Lang, Daniel Barenboim, Bruno Canino, Enrico Dindo, Fabrizio Meloni, Massimo Quarta, Alfredo Persichilli, Emanuele Segre, Monica Bacelli, Antonio Ballista, Alessandro Solbiati and Fabio Vacchi, among others.

March 17th, 2013 Special Event From 2:00 p.m. Mondomusica New York for the children Seminar room Organized by: Mondomusica New York and Opus 118 Second appointment with Mondomusica New York for the Children: 20 violins will be donated to Opus 118. Opus 118 Harlem School of Music - Mondomusica New York Concert Roberta Guaspari, Artistic Director of Performance

 J.S. Bach Peasant Cantata  Georg Philippe Telemann Sinfonia  W. A. Mozart ViolinConcerto No.2 in D Major, K.211 (Allegro moderato) Joshua Kail, violin  J. Offenbach Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld.  Ervin T. Rouse Orange Blossom Special

Opus 118 The Harlem School of Music was created by Roberta Guaspari Tzavaras in 1991 when budget cuts eliminated the music programs in New York City schools. Over the last 20 years she has been successful in providing violin instruction and instruments for children in the poorest area in New York and has been honored repeatedly for her work. There have been two films made about her: "Small Wonders" (1993) and "Music of the Heart", (1999). Roberta was portrayed by America's premier actress, Meryl Streep that to this day is a strong supporter of Roberta's work.

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EXPOSITIONS

Italian Masterpieces in New York - Historical Instruments of “Cremona Palazzo Comunale" Collection (Violin Andrea Amati “Carlo IX, 1566 c” and violin Antonio Stradivari “Cremonese, 1715” - Historical instruments of the Milan Conservatory, (Violin Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi, 1757 – Violin Giovan Battista Guadagnini, 1757 - Viola Antonio and Gerolamo Amati, 1597) - Pro Canale Foundation (Violin Antonio Stradivarius ‘MARÉCHAL BERTHIER’, Cremona 1716 (ex Ferenc von Vecsey) – Cello Pietro Giacomo Rogeri, Brescia 1717) A unique initiative able to attract the attention of many fans and experts for a comparison between different periods of history of the original construction of stringed instruments: for the first time some unique pieces of the three collections will be in fair for the benefit of all American public.

Antonio Stradivari’s Workshop Antonio Stradivari doesn't need any presentation: his name is well- know all over the world as one of the most important violin-makers in history, and his work and his methods are always under research. Mondomusica New York will bring his 17th Century workshop in the USA for the first time: an extraordinary occasion for violin-makers and music culture enthusiasts to get in touch with the most relevant luthier of all ages. On display, a selection of his original molds and tools directly from the Stradivarian Museum in Cremona.

Letters between Puccini and Schnabl For the first time at fair will be shown a selection of letter originals belonging to the library of the Milan Conservatory between Giacomo Puccini and the music lover Riccardo Schnabl-Smith (1872-1955). The collection consists of 154 letters, cards, postcards, telegrams sent by Giacomo Puccini to his friend, a music lover Riccardo Schnabl Rossi, and represents an important source of information for the study of Puccini's music production and aesthetics. Also in exhibition will be shown the hand-written compositions for the Quartet by Puccini.

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