Text: Lao Hou
In 20 18, a ceremony to commemorate the end of World War I was held in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays the cello Bach Can Unite Us.
The famous cellist who won the Grammy Award for 18 times won the award for the last time on 20 17, and the winner was his Silk Road Band. Since 2000, he and his band have tried to blend the music of different nationalities and different cultural backgrounds. The beautiful melody makes people fascinated, and what is more eye-catching is the piano in his hand, which is not only priceless, but also legendary.
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Dupre and Davidoff Stradivarius.
The first condition of a famous piano is that it is used by famous artists. This cello is the favorite of three generations of top masters.
It once belonged to Du Pulei, a famous cellist in the 20th century. The name of this violin is "Davidoff Stradivarius", which is named after Karl? Named after Davidoff Stradivarius, this piano has a history of 300 years.
The second condition of a famous piano is the production of famous teachers' materials.
17 12, stradivari, a famous violinist in Florence, chose the best spruce and maple to complete this cello, which is perfect in size, shape and craftsmanship.
Twenty-five years later, the Austrian army occupied Florence, and the cello disappeared. Since then, it has been circulated among the people for a hundred years.
18 17, Earl Vihosky, the founder of St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music in Russia, bought this piano. On his 70th birthday, he felt that his life was running out, so he gave the piano to Carl, who was still unknown at that time. Davidoff Stradivarius.
That year, 2 1 year-old cello master Carl? Davidoff Stradivarius was hired as a professor at St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music.
Carl. Davidoff Stradivarius was called "Cello Tsar" by Tchaikovsky. His cello textbook is still an internationally renowned cello theory and practice textbook. At the age of fifty, he fell ill while playing Beethoven's sonata, and then died.
Since then, the piano has been named "Davidoff Stradivarius" for auction, and after several twists and turns, it has reached the hands of American collectors.
In A.D. 1960, British cellist Du Pulei Starlight Glimmer. The collector of Davidoff Stradivarius flew to London with his piano. Du Pulei was very satisfied after the test. Du Pulei's godmother bought this piano and gave it to Du Pulei. Du Pulei began her musical legend with Davidoff Stradivarius.
There is a film about cellist Du Pulei called "She is Lonelier than Fireworks".
Dupre plays Venetian boat songs.
Dupre's masterpiece is elgar's cello concerto in E major, which I think is unparalleled.
From 65438 to 0968, Du Pulei, who was at the peak of his career, fell ill and ended his career.
In 1980s, Du Pulei and his wife met Yo-Yo Ma, who just became a professional performer. Du Pulei lent Davidoff Stradivarius to Yo-Yo Ma. After the tuning by Yo-Yo Ma, Davidoff Stradivarius's timbre gradually reached its due level, and the famous piano that had been sleeping for a long time was awakened.
Yo-Yo Ma plays the death of a swan.
The third condition of a famous piano is often a long time and appropriate water content.
Most stringed instruments are made of wood, and the sound stability and sound transmission of musical instruments depend on the moisture content of wood. With the change of time, the water content is just right, and silver is the best. The moisture content of violin should be constant. If it is too dry, it will deform and crack. Therefore, if the water evaporates to a certain extent, it is necessary to humidify the violin. Beijing Musical Instrument Store has musical instrument humidification service.
With the rescue of time, the internal structure of musical instruments is actually different from that when they first left the factory. After the water in the instrument evaporates, the instrument will become lighter, and then the fibers in the instrument will become more stable, resulting in a more stable channel.
Du Pulei died at the age of 42. "Davidoff Stradivarius" was once again put on the auction market.
Yo-Yo Ma could have enjoyed the preferential purchase right, but he couldn't afford it economically at that time. A philanthropist bought this piano and gave it to Yo-Yo Ma.
From 65438 to 0998, Yo-Yo Ma and Davidoff Stradivarius started his "Musical Journey on the Silk Road".
His evaluation of Davidoff Stradivarius is: "It is the best instrument I have ever played, and I really believe this piano has a soul."