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3. ,,..,- ,_.,*, LUTHIER DANIELA SOLCA, GRADUATE OFTHE
PRESTI-.]} r r.r. Lutur:tt;Ess:*:si Nt[1.{ $*t.ti, Ii-i.i *r i-
ilr$-GIOUS CREI/IONA SCHOOL, HAS HER OWN WORKSHOP IN THE
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lil!-Ls!lll.1727.:LV11 SUR LA COLLINE DE IiIASSAGNO, PNES OT
LUGANO,1727 Stradlarius that belonged tothe composer Joseph
Kreutzer,shile Anthony Flint preGrs his17L2 Carlo Testore that
belonged tortuoso AugustWilhelmj. ManricoPadovani brings life to
Paganinis24 Caprices on a 1722 StradivariusJupiter, 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, suchas Andrea Guarneri and AntonioStradivari, who
were both studentsof Nicol Amati, the only masterinstrument-maker
to survive theplague at the beginning of the 17th century.The great
traditionof luthiers has always embraced a number of people from
the canton Multiple award-winner and already of Ticino and is still
alive today,internationally recognized, Daniela thanks to
youngsters such as Solc is continually searching for Valentino
Natolini in Locarno, that special balance rhat eKists Manuel Lardi
in Lugano, and even betr,veen all 71 components that, one lady
instrument-maker, the once assembled, make up this highly talented,
Ticino-born tnagical instrument. In the end, this Daniela Solc, who
has caught this artist-craftswoman simply has to contagious
passion. She is a discipleflnd that balance, which makes the of the
prestigious school of instruments heart beat in unison.Cremona,
which manufactures andwith those of the artist and the
ATELIERVIOLINISOLCA DANTELA selcA, LUTHTERrepairs violins and
cellos withaudience. Ticino, land of violinists VIA STELLA 7
CH.6850 MENDRISIO artistic precision, and has her ownand also of
luthiers, both male andTEL, +41 (0)S1 630 29 63 WWWVIOLIN
ISOLCA.COM workshop, situated in the center ofGmalelil the historic
market town ofAIBERTO DELLACQUA OPERAPRIMAMendrisio.
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