Liuteria in Festival 2010 - Detail program
Exhibition “Carlo Bergonzi: a Cremonese Master unveiled - The program complete

From Saturday 25th September to Sunday 10th October
Museo Civico
“Carlo Bergonzi: a Cremonese Master Unveiled”:
an exhibition of violins, violas and cellos by Carlo and Michele Angelo Bergonzi.
In collaboration with the Municipality of Cremona

Saturday 25th September
Museo Civico
9.00 am The exhibition “Carlo Bergonzi: a Cremonese Master Unveiled” opens
Museo Civico
6.30 pm Opening concert in the Sala San Domenico. The Bergonzi violins in
concert: Anna Tifu plays the “Misha Piastro” Carlo Bergonzi c.1739-42
Palazzo Pallavicino Ariguzzi
9.30 pm “Fai il pieno di cultura” (“Fill up with culture!”)
Organised by the Lombardy Region and the Cultural Department of the Province of Cremona
The Quartetto Archimia plays instruments
from the Permanent Collection of Contemporary Violinmaking of the Stradivari Foundation

Sunday 26th September
Museo Civico
11.00 am Sala San Domenico
Matinée concert “al museo”
Emanuele Scaramuzza, piano
5.30 pm A musical interlude with the string ensemble of the
G.Frescobaldi Conservatory of Ferrara

Wednesday 29th September
Museo Civico 2.30pm Sala Puerari
Symposium on “Carlo Bergonzi: a Cremonese Master Unveiled”– Day One
Participants: Christopher Reuning,
Peter Beare, John Becker, Eric Blot, Carlo Chiesa, John Dilworth, Roger Hargrave, Silvio
Levaggi, Hieronymus Köstler, Andreas Post, Duane Rosengard, James Warren
6.00 pm Sala San Domenico
“Virtuoso!” The Bergonzi violins in concert:
recital by Mayu Kishima, winner of the 2009
Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition in Brussels playing the
“Reiffenberg, Spector” Carlo Bergonzi violin 1733-36
8.00 pm “Hosteria ‘700”: a typical Cremonese dinner

Thursday 30th September
Museo Civico
9.00 am Sala Puerari
Symposium on “Carlo Bergonzi: a Cremonese Master unveiled”- Day Two
6.00 pm Teatro Filodrammatici
“Histoire du Soldat”
Organised by RicreareCremona
9.00 pm Sala San Domenico
“Virtuoso!” The Bergonzi violins in concert:
recital by Dai Miyata, winner of the
Concours International de Violoncelle “Rostropovich”, Paris 2009
Association of the City of Cremona’s museums
Music in action in Europe - cities notable for music
Cremona Chamber of Commerce:
Workshop on music tourism

Friday 1st October–Sunday 3rd October
Cremona Fairground
10.00 am - 7.00 pm “Cremona Mondomusica”
International exhibition of handcrafted musical instruments and accessories
Non-stop music marathon: concerts, workshops and meetings.
In collaboration with CremonaFiere s.p.a.

Friday 1st October
8.30 pm Teatro Ponchielli
The opera season opens: “Medea” by Luigi Cherubini
Organised by the Teatro Ponchielli Foundation
Palazzo Trecchi
9.00 pm Traditional music from Sardinia
organised by RicreareCremona

Saturday 2nd October
8.30 pm San Gerolamo’s Church
Cremona’s Schola Gregoriana
organised by RicreareCremona
Museo Civico
9.00 pm Sala San Domenico
“Virtuoso!” The Bergonzi violins in concert:
recital and audition by Chun-Wen Huang, winner of the 2009
International SionValais Competition playing the “Sandler” Carlo Bergonzi 1742-44
9.00 pm Cremona Cathedral
Performance of Valentino Donella’s Oratorio “La bestia ch’io vidi”
Organised by the Santa Cecilia Association and Cremona’s Diocesan School of Music
9.30 pm The Hall of the Chamber of Commerce
Jungle Stump Unplugged Jazz Orchestra
Organised by RicreareCremona

Wednesday 6th October
Museo Civico
5.00 pm Sala San Domenico
Presentation of the book ”I liutai tedeschi a Napoli tra Cinque e Seicento”
(“German violinmakers in Naples between 16th and 17th century”) by Luigi Sisto
Friday 8th October
Museo Civico
6.00 pm Sala San Domenico
Sergio Renzi Award 2010 – prize
ceremony and concert by the Antonio Stradivari International School of Violinmaking
and the Claudio Monteverdi Orchestra of the Higher Institute of Music

Saturday 9th October
Museo Civico
6.00 pm Sala San Domenico
An opportunity to hear instruments from the Permanent Collection
of Contemporary Violinmaking of the Stradivari Foundation
Sunday 10th October
Museo Civico 11.00 am Sala San Domenico
The Bergonzi violins in concert:
special concert by the Quartetto della Scala playing the
“Cramer Heath” violin 1732-34 and “Harf” viola 1740-45
6.00 pm
The exhibition closes