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A night of dance with Jiri Kylian
Oslo, 24th May - 14 June 2008 6pm
Great success in Oslo for the Jiri Kylian's 'Worlds Beyond', a thrilling and sophisticated dance show that enchanted the audience.
The show started with the 'Underground world', a special off-stage world created by Karine Guizzo in the theatre's underground in which the audeince was toured before the main stage show.
Alberto's special instruments were made in Genova with the collaboration of artists Mauro Annigoni and Elio Micco; Norwegian composer Trond Reinholdtsen created the music for the instruments and the Undergound show.
A seminar on the 'Digital Lutherie'
The 'Digital lutherie' allows composers and scientists to create together new opportunities for the violin (the Augmented violin or the Hyperviolin) and for the music composition as well.
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Catherine Payne interviews Alberto for the Strad magazine.
An important donation for the Conservatoir Niccolò Paganini in Genoa
Corrado Gritti and his nephew Enrica Fieschi, heirs of Cesare Candi, have donated to the Conservatoir Niccolò Paganini in Genova their collection of decorated instruments.
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A rare cello by Augusto Pollastri from 1908 circa
Maker Augusto Pollastri (1877 - 1927) is considered one of the best makers in the Bologna school and an outstanding 20th-century Italian luthier...