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The Rise of Cremona: Virgil and the Violin
01 March 2025 @ 12.00pm to 1.00pm
About The Rise of Cremona: Virgil and the Violin
Benjamin Hebbert, one of the world’s leading violin experts, explores the rise of Cremona as the centre for instrument-making through the work of Andrea Amati during the latter half of the 16th century.
The lecture will focus on Amati’s earliest violin (1564) now held at the Ashmolean as well as a presentation (with live performance) of the earliest Amati violin in private ownership (1572), both made for Catherine de Medici’s musicians.
Tickets
Please see important booking information below.
Booking information
Tickets prices:
Standard tickets – £10.00
Students – £5.00
Dates & times:
Saturday 01 March 2025 at 12.00pm
Doors open at 11.30am
Running time:
60 minutes