Tokyo. June 3rd at the Italian Institute of Culture in Tokyo will be dedicated to Italian violin making with an exhibition of instruments, a conference, and a concert. This will take place in the IIC Umberto Agnelli Auditorium which will host Maestro Stefano Conia’s conference “The secrets of Cremonese violin making. From Stradivarius until today, 400 years of tradition and innovation” (Italian with Japanese translation) followed by the Edanami Chika, Furukawa Nobuo, and Yamaguchi Chinami trio. From Stradivari to the present day, four hundred years of tradition and innovation “(in Italian with translation into Japanese) and in the afternoon the concert of the trio Edanami Chika, Furukawa Nobuo and Yamaguchi Chinami. During the “Italian Violin-making Day in Japan”(11:00 – 18:00) it will also be possible to visit an exhibition on stringed instruments. Conia was born in Hungary in 1946 and began studying the violin at an early age. He also took an interest in the art of violin-making thanks to his father, a graduate of the Cremona School of Violin-making. From 1968 to 1972 he attended the International School of Violin-making in Cremona and graduated under Masters Sgarabotto, Morassi, and Bissolotti. He has taught at the Cremona School of Violin-making for more than twenty years, first as Master Expert in painting and restoration, and then construction. He received numerous awards for his instruments in national and international competitions. (9Colonne)
