New 'Centre for Strings' to open in Italy

The Stauffer Center for Strings will provide training and support to talented young string musicians from around the world, and is the first of its kind dedicated entirely to string instrument teaching. 

Its headquarters will be at Cremona, at Palazzo Stauffer, a 17th-century building that has undergone major restoration to become a modern, sustainable and plastic-free campus.

The Center will also act as an ideal meeting space for artists, teachers and students, where they can collaborate and share ideas. 

All of the programmes offered are full scholarships, allowing musicians from diverse backgrounds to attend free of charge.

Paolo Petrocelli, general director of the new Center and the Stauffer Academy, said: 'Excellence, internationality, innovation and sustainability: these are the guiding principles on which we founded the Stauffer Center.

'From the great tradition of the Italian music school, of which Accademia Stauffer is the custodian, comes a cultural project open to the world, in connection with the present and projected into the future, designed to gather the best energy, skills and professionalism of the world music community, to support the younger generations.

'On the strength of our history and identity, we want to promote a new artistic vision that is increasingly participatory and inclusive. We are convinced, in fact, that today an institution for higher musical education should not only prepare the artists of tomorrow, but also have the duty to contribute positively to the construction of a better society.'

The Center's inauguration will take place on 1 October 2021.

For more information visit: www.stauffer.org