Alberto Blanchi, Nice 1932

Alberto Blanchi (b.1871, d.1948) was an Italian maker whose highly original work became suffused with both Italian and French conceptions. His modelling is on an original form. His sound holes possess the gracefulness of the old Italian masters and the wood and varnish are spectacular. He is especially well known for his beautifully elegant and deeply cut scrolls which seems to recall some of the Venetian masters. This is one of only a handful of "antiqued" instruments we've seen from this maker. The tone of this cello is direct with a beautiful liquid quality. It possesses the rare quality of sustaining clarity and integrity over long distances making it possible for the most nuanced expressions to reach the back row of the concert hall. 
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Dilay Ra Oygür, first prize winner of the Golden Classical Music Awards 2023 International Competition, recently soloed with this instrument at the famed Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. 
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