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1727 Stradlarius that belonged tothe composer Joseph Kreutzer,s'hile Anthony Flint preGrs his

17L2 Carlo Testore that belonged torütuoso August'Wilhelmj. ManricoPadovani brings life to Paganini's24 Caprices on a 1722 Stradivarius

Jupiter, made available to him by theNippon Music Foundation ofT"ky".We know that the violin is thes,'ork of great luthiers, especiallythose of the Cremona school, such

as Andrea Guarneri and AntonioStradivari, who were both students

of Nicolö Amati, the only masterinstrument-maker to survive theplague at the beginning of the17th century.The great traditionof luthiers has always embraced a

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number of people from the cantonof Ticino and is still alive today,

thanks to youngsters such as

Valentino Natolini in Locarno,Manuel Lardi in Lugano, and even

one lady instrument-maker, thehighly talented, Ticino-bornDaniela Solcä, who has caught thiscontagious passion. She is a discipleof the prestigious school ofCremona, which manufactures andrepairs violins and cellos withartistic precision, and has her ownworkshop, situated in the center ofthe historic market town ofMendrisio.

Multiple award-winner and already

internationally recognized, DanielaSolcä is continually searching forthat special balance rhat eKists

betr,veen all 71 components that,once assembled, make up thistnagical instrument. In the end, thisartist-craftswoman simply has toflnd that balance, which makes theinstrument's heart beat in unisonwith those of the artist and theaudience. Ticino, land of violinistsand also of luthiers, both male and

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