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Tenerife, España
Orpheon Foundation Exhibition, 2006
 
Exhibition and two series of concerts with various combinations of members of Orpheon
 
Casa de la Aduana, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife
Casa de la Aduana, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife
Patio of the Casa de la Aduana
Patio of the Casa de la Aduana
 
 
Viola da gamba by Gianbattista Grancino,with a view
Contrabasso di Viola da gamba, Veneto, 17th C.
Queen Elizabeth's Spinet (copy by William Horn)
The Viola da gamba in Veneto: Bass viola da gamba by Ventura Linarolo, Venice, 1585 Bass viola da gamba by Gioanpaolo Maggini, Brecia, ca. 1600 Painting by Bonifacio Veronese, Venice, ca. 1550
Viola da gamba by Gianbattista Grancino, Milano, 1697
Guided visit for the press and invited guests
 
Orpheon Consort at the inaugural press conference: Lúcia Krommer, Eva Fürtinger, Hector Castillo, Vit Bebar, Susanne Braumann, Irena Troupova, José Vázquez
 
The Viola da gamba in England Bass viola da gamba by William Turner, London, ca. 1650 and Edward Lewis, London, 1697
 
 
Quinton by Louis Guersan, Paris 1752; Pardessus de viole, Flemish, ca. 1710 Pardessus de viole by Louis Guersan, Paris, ca. 1750 Head of a bass viola da gamba, Cremona, 17th C. Head of a pardessus de viole, Paris, ca. 1740
Orpheon Consort in concert!
Orpheon Consort in concert!
 
The World of the Violin
 
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Open sessions of playing during the exhibitions: visitors taking part!
Display case: School of Tyrol
Violoncello: Montagnana-School, Venice, ca. 1700
 
 One of the luthiers who visited the exhibiition, taking measurements of the
viola d'amore by Salomon
 
Violin by Joseph Hill, London, 1774; Viola by Christopher Smith, Sheffield, ca. 1780
Traverse flutes, baroque and classical
 
 
Indian sarangi, a string instrument with sympathetic strings Violas d'amore by Jean Baptiste Deshayes Salomon, J. Ch. Leidolff
A curious, beautifully decorated Indian instrument
with sympathetic strings
Frederik Franke filming the full-length documentary on the exhibition
for TV - Azul, Tenerife
 
Baryton after Simon Schodler by Ferdinand Wilhelm Jaura
Viola by Franz Xaver Stadler
Violoncello by Anton Posch, Vienna, ca. 1700
The solo viola player of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, Sviatoslav Belonogov, trying out the viola d'amore by Salomon of the collection. Here is how it sounded (click on photo!):
Mr. Belonogov was allowed to take the viola d'amore by Matthias Fichtl, Vienna, 1711 home with him! It has been placed at his disposal for an unlimited period of time!