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Cremona, Italy preserves centuries-old craft at the birthplace of the violin

In Cremona, Italy, the violin-making tradition nearly 500 years old continues to thrive, sustaining the city as birthplace of the violin where its music still plays on.
A close-knit community of makers in Cremona preserves techniques dating to the 17th century, with master violin maker Mathijs Heyligers saying the work starts by 'seeing' the sound in the wood.
On display and in performance, Cremona's violin museum houses instruments by Amati, Guarneri, and Antonio Stradivari, which curator Riccardo Angeloni describes as a responsibility and privilege.
The craft continues to inspire new generations of artisans and sustain artisanal livelihoods in Cremona, Virginia Villa, general director of Cremona's violin museum, says the city remains defined by its makers.
The cathedral has stood for nearly a millennium, but Cremona’s most prized heritage is its living craft of violin-making, sustaining the city’s continuing violin-making tradition.

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