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An international exhibition of fine contemporary violin and bow making runs throughout the festival and displays instruments and bows from some of the leading makers in the field. The exhibition is comprised of both baroque and modern violin, viola, cello and double bass and baroque, transitional and modern bows for the quartet.
The makers will be present, some will be working at their benches and all will be available to meet and to discuss their work. All of the instruments and bows in the exhibition are available for trial and most are available for sale. An instrument and bow maintenance and repair service will also be available throughout the festival.
Violin Talks are held alongside the exhibition in The Old Methodist Church, Bantry. All talks are free.
Baerbel Bellinghausen is devoted to sound: string instruments have been part of her life ever since her youth. She is...
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Pia and Andrew craft antiqued concert string instruments, combining traditional artistry with scientific methods such as modal analysis and sound...
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Bertrand Galen is a French violinmaker and cellist based in Cork, Ireland. Trained at the renowned violin-making school in Mirecourt,...
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Michiel de Hoog has been making violins for over forty years. Born in Holland into an artistic family, he started violin...
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Ian Knepper is originally from the United States, now based in Cork City, Ireland, where he has lived for the...
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Jeremie Legrand is a luthier specialising in the making of violins, violas, and cellos. He currently works between London and...
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After completing her studies at the School of Violin Making in Cremona in 2011, Venice born Melina Polizzi worked as...
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He played the violin, and began making instruments at Cork School of Music. He spent time in several workshops, including...
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Noémie Viaud is an award winning luthier based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She has been passionately making violins, violas and cellos...
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Adam Winskill is a violin restorer and maker working in Hampstead, North London. After graduating from Royal Welsh College of...
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Noel Burke began his bow making career in 1989 as apprentice to Charles Espey in Seattle Washington and later to...
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Niall is an award winning bowmaker based in Brussels, who’s bows are sought after internationally. In 2022 Niall won 2...
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After a career as artist, holding exhibitions and lecturing in the the Netherlands and Australia, I started bowmaking In 1991....
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Trained as a violin maker in Mittenwald, Franziska studied the craft of bowmaking in Munich with Markus Worz, applying the...
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