Why do violins have decorative curls, and where is their “soul” hidden? What is rosin for, and can a cello be muted? Why doesn’t a double bass have fine tuners, and can a viola ever “play first fiddle”?
We will answer these and many other questions during a workshop dedicated to string instruments. We’ll touch a real instrument, try tightening its strings, tuning it, and preparing the bow… and perhaps even come up with a new way of producing sound!
We’ll listen to how the violin, viola, cello, and double bass sound together, recall a few well-known opera melodies, and guess which instrument can imitate the human voice.
The workshop is intended for families with children aged 9 to 13.
PERFORMERS
MUSICIANS OF THE ORCHESTRA OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA:
KORNELIA FIGIELSKA I VIOLIN, LEADER
PATRYCJA BARWIŃSKA II VIOLIN
ALICJA BATOR VIOLA
MACIEJ SKOWROŃSKI CELLO
ALBERT MYCZKOWSKI DOUBLE BASS
ANNA SZAWIEL SCRIPT, HOST
Declaration of a participant in an educational event
Duration: approx. 50 mins
The workshop is conducted in Polish.
Patron of the program OPERA WORKSHOPS
