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Pages in category "Films about violins and violinists" ... out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 12 Years a Slave (film) A. Alice and ...
This violin, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, may have been part of a set made for the marriage of Philip II of Spain to Elisabeth of Valois in 1559, which would make it one of the earliest known violins in existence. Andrea Amati (ca. 1505 - 1577, Cremona) was a luthier, from Cremona, Italy.
A Stradivarius bow, The King Charles IV Violin Bow attributed to the Stradivari Workshop, is currently in the collection of the National Music Museum Object number: 04882, at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota. The Rawlins Gallery violin bow, NMM 4882, is attributed to the workshop of Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1700 ...
In Satyajit Ray's short story Bosepukure Khoonkharapi, the fictional detective Feluda deduces that a character was murdered because he owned an Amati violin. In the manga and anime series Gunslinger Girl, Henrietta carries an Amati violin case. It contains a Fabrique Nationale P90 when on a mission, otherwise it contains a real violin.
The Red Violin premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 1998, where it received standing applause. [10] [26] It opened in the Toronto International Film Festival in September 1998. [27] It was also screened in international film festivals in London and Tokyo. [14] Odeon Films gave The Red Violin a wider release in Canada on 13 ...
The documentary, directed by Gerry Fox, follows Jansen as she prepares for a one-of-a-kind show with twelve of the most beautiful Stradivari violins in the world. Each one has its unique history and sound. In the movie, Jansen works with veteran violin maker and teacher Steven Smith, who shows her how to choose and play these beautiful instruments.
The oldest confirmed surviving violin, dated inside, is the "Charles IX" by Andrea Amati, made in Cremona in 1564, but the label is very doubtful. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has an Amati violin that may be even older, possibly dating to 1558 but just like the Charles IX the date is unconfirmed. [22]
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