Swiss violin making school honored in Paris
For the second time in a row, the Swiss violin making school Brienz has won the Concours International de Lutherie, Paris, in the category Talents de demain.
(Photo: Rayan Ghazinouri)
The Violin making school Brienz convinced the jury with her copy of an instrument by Antonio Stradivari. The competition, organized by the Musée de la Musique/Philharmonie Paris and the Talents et Violon'celles Foundation, is aimed at both current and trainee violin making professionals. As in 2022, the Swiss school was able to prevail against other European schools in the Talents de demain category.
She not only won first prize ahead of France (Ecole Nationale de Lutherie Mirecourt) and Italy (Cremona International Violinmaking School), but also the jury's special Coup de coeur prize. The instrument, built by student Eva Schulz (third year of apprenticeship), a replica of the famous "Sarasate" by A. Stradivari from 1724, will be purchased by the Musée de la Musique, Paris, and made available to young music students in the future.
