Contact:
Nicole Gallego
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
203.931.2991
ngallego@newhavensymphony.org
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Il Violino Di –Vino
A Wine Tasting and Violin Sampler
New Haven, CT October 8: For those who value once-in-a-lifetime experiences, our wine tasting and violin sampler, Il Violino Di-vino, Tuesday, November 18, 6-8pm, Union League Café, New Haven, is sure to please.
Led by the NHSO’s principal second violinist Stephan Tieszen in conjunction with wine expert Bob Feinn of Mt. Carmel Wine and Spirits, we invite our guests to take a magical journey from 1736 to the present day through the timbres of the six exquisite violins of Guarneri and Stradivari provenance and the tannins of six wines from the regions in Italy, France and America where the instruments originate. The grand finale will feature internationally renowned violinist, and recently appointed NHSO Concertmaster, Ani Kavafian performing a single work on each of the violins.
The instruments of Stradivari are intimately associated with Italian operatic tradition and many of his largest commissions went to opera orchestras in the employment of nobility. The instruments of Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesu” were inspired by Stradivari’s teacher Niccolo Amati and were owned largely by professional musicians who made their living in the regions around Cremona.
The Stradivari violins possesses a brilliant and vivid sound one can easily compare to a great white wine, while the instruments of Guarneri are darker and richer and bring to mind a robust red. The Stradivari violin and the instruments inspired by his work are paired with music from the world of opera and white wines from the same countries, while the violins by Guarneri and his followers are paired with works by instrumental composers and red wines from the same regions. The compositions are contemporary to the instruments and were in all likelihood played on violins by these makers.
Just as many prefer opera or instrumental music, or white wine to red wine; many violinists prefer either the Guarneri pattern or the Stradivari pattern violin. This event will demonstrate the differences between each and present the absolute best in the world in one evening. We will hear two of the finest violins in the world, the Muir Mackenzie Stradivarius of 1736 and a magnificent Guarnieri del Gesu from 1741, followed by copies by the two greatest French luthiers, Lupot and Vuillaume, and finally two modern instruments made specifically for the event, copies inspired by Guarneri by Andrius Faruolo and a Stradivari by New Haven’s own Mark Hough.
Tickets are $250 per person or $350 per couple and include a six bottle sampler of the wines presented during the event.
Limited ticketing is available for this unique event. For reservations and further information please call Nicole Gallego at 203.931.2991 or ngallego@newhavensymphony.org
This event is sponsored by a Friend of the New Haven Symphony, with additional support from Brent Evans Pianos, Mt. Carmel Wine and Spirits, and the Union League Café.
