Voices of Violin, Gaudeamus – Joe Puglia

Violinist Joe Puglia is known to be one of the absolute top violinists in the world. When he had to return his beloved violin, which he had played for 9 years, to its owner, he tried out more than 80 violins before choosing his next one. In the process, he discovered how each violin has its own personality and voice.

An insight that is central to his project Voices of the Violin: new pieces for solo violin in which the focus is on the personality of the violin, rather than that of the violinist. An exploration of how a musician is connected to his instrument, and how they grow together into a musical voice.

Joseph Puglia plays a violin by Anselmo Bellosio, Venice, c. 1785, owned by the Karel Appel Foundation.