Roberto Regazzi

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Roberto Regazzi (born 20 August 1956 in

violin maker and scholar who received his initiation in the craft from Otello Bignami
. Regazzi lives and works in Bologna.

Biography

The debut was at an early age; when he was 14 years old started to be involved with passion in the construction of musical instruments, at that time mostly classical guitars, under the guidance of Alan Wilcox and Renato Scrollavezza in the mid 1970s.

Later, the possibility to become a home pupil of Otello Bignami was crucial for his decision to stop the studies at the Bologna University (Physics) to become a professional violin maker.

Established and well known worldwide for the high quality of his instruments, he has been president of a number of specialized organizations including the European Association of Violin and Bow Makers.

His violins are clear examples of the Italianate sound and in demand also in countries.[1]

Just before the advent of the new millennium his production started to be inspired by

Guarneri del Gesù
, with the achievement of a rich and full sonority. His work is also inspired by Giuseppe Fiorini, Ansaldo Poggi and Augusto Pollastri (modern Bolognese School).

In 2006 the Chamber of Commerce of Bologna conferred on him an honour in recognition of his work.[2] In 2018 the Fondazione Cologni wanted to have him in the Golden Book of the MAM (Maestro d'Arte e Mestiere), a sort of Grammy Award for handicraft activities."Roberto Regazzi :: MAM - Maestro d'Arte e Mestieri". Retrieved 3 December 2022.

Many are the performers and musicians who have bought and play or have ordered his instruments, including

Salvatore Greco, Giovanni Adamo, Uto Ughi, Franco Gulli, Anastasiya Petryshak, Sonia Slany, Riccardo Brengola, the Quartetto di Venezia
, Peter Fisher and many others.

The Regazzi Library is a large and valuable collection of books, articles and documents about musical instruments, considered a unique piece in the world.[6]

He has been on the jury of a number of contests for luthiers, including the 10th International Competition of the

Freiburg Baden-Wurttemberg Internationaler Geigenbauwettbewerb Jacobus Stainer (1996), the 5th Baveno Violin Making Competition,[8] the 2nd Concourse in S.M. della neve of Pisogne[9] and the prestigious 10th (2001) and 14th (2021, as a Chairman Jury Member) Henryk Wieniawski Violin-Making Competition, the oldest event of this kind in the world.[10]

He also made several classical concert guitars starting in the 1970s,[11] up to the end of the 1980s, mostly made out of top selected quality Brazilian rosewood and quite special western red cedar and Italian or American spruce.

Every instrument is labelled and branded with iron from the beginning of his artistic career.[12]

Guitar for travels, 1985
Guitar for travels, 1985

He has written books, lectured around the world and organised cultural events relating to his art and profession.[13]

Regazzi is the first luthier from Bologna having been chosen as an official testimonial for the Craft of Traditional Musical Instrument Making at the Bologna Shanghai 2010 Expo.[14]

In the same period he was also the creator and developer of the wiihang, a kind of prepared handpan which uses the infrared technology to be coupled with a specially adapted synthesizer.[15]

Publications

  • In occasione del 250º anniversario della morte di Antonio Stradivari per onorare la figura di Giuseppe Fiorini, Bazzano, 1987
  • In remembrance of Ansaldo Poggi, Bologna, Florenus 1994
  • The Complete Luthier's Library, Bologna, Florenus 1990 ASIN 8885250017
  • The Manuscript on Violin Making by G.A. Marchi - Bologna 1786, Bologna, Arnaldo Forni 1986
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Publications - Contributions

Isaac Stern Regazzi 1998
Isaac Stern Regazzi 1998

Bibliography

Discography

Notes

  1. ^ Amaduzzi, Marina (21 December 2005), "Il Signore dei Violini", La Repubblica, p. 15
  2. ^ Camera di Commercio di Bologna Archived 2007-08-08 at archive.today or see: Patrizia Zini, Un premio alla creatività bolognese, in: Bologna Economica, Luglio-Agosto 2006, p.11
  3. ^ "Boris Belkin e la Sofia Festival Orchestra diretta da Alipi Naydenov in concerto a Siena". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. or "Boris Belkin con la Real Orquesta".
  4. ISBN 8885250076
    .
  5. ^ The Legacy of Cremona. Genova: Dynamic. 2001.
  6. ^ Basile, Franco (23 February 2006), "Il liutaio che dà forma alle note", Il Resto del Carlino, Bologna, p. 9 and "Collectors' corner", The Strad, London, p. 53, May 2010
  7. ^ "Competition". Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  8. ^ 5ª Mostra concorso nazionale di liuteria - 2ª Mostra concorso internazionale di chitarra classica. Baveno: Comune di Baveno - Fantigrafica. 1995.
  9. ^ Secondo Concorso Nazionale di Liuteria Città di Pisogne - Lago d'Iseo - Agosto 2008. Milano: Nicpassech Editore. 2009. and "International winners in Italy". The Strad. London: 16. October 2008.
  10. ^ "Konkurs na miare XXI wiekurozmowa z Andrzejem Wituskim, dyrektorem Miedzynarodowych Konkursów im. Henryka Wieniawskiego w Poznaniu". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. and "Jury". Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Domani un liutaio". Stereoplay (48). October 1977.
  12. ^ Arte Italiana per il Mondo, vol. XI, Torino: Centro Librario Italiano, 1999, p. 7768
  13. ^ "The GLB Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 29 April 2003.
  14. ^ "Special Day_della_città di Bologna all'Expo (pdf)". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2022. and "L'artigianato spopola allo Special Day Bologna". YouTube.
  15. ^ "Wiihang - WiiBrew".
  16. ^ "La liuteria in Emilia e Romagna - Prefazione". Liuteriamigani.com. Retrieved 2022-12-03.

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