{"name":"The Violin Chronicles Podcast","short_name":"The Violin Chronicles Podcast","theme_color":"#ffffff","start_url":"/","display":"standalone","background_color":"#fff","description":"In this podcast I will be telling the wild and wonderful stories englobing the lives of famous violin makers, what they got up to and placing them in their historical and musical context. <br />We will look at instrument makers such as Gasparo da Salo, the Amati family, Guarneri Del Gesu and Stradivari just to name a few. Who were these people? What were their lives like? What was Stradivaris secret? and most importantly why and how did they make these master pieces we see and revere today.<br />What was the first ballet like that Andrea Amati’s instruments played in, costing millions? Why did Antonio Stradivari have a shotgun wedding? and did Guarneri del Gesu really go to prison for murder?<br /> I speak to historians, musicians, violin makers and experts to unveil the stories of these beautiful violins, violas, cellos, double basses and the people who made them.","icons":[{"src":"https://deow9bq0xqvbj.cloudfront.net/image-logo/15587408/new_logo_irb8ns_300x300.jpg","sizes":"300x300","type":"image/png"}]}