Collection Newsletter 2014

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vAcquisition of Andrew F. Petryn Collection

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Andrew was a charter member of this museum’s Board of Advisors. In recognition of his long service on the Board, as well as his generous doDirector William Purvis is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Annation of time and talent in restoring the 19th-century oil painting endrew F. Petryn Collection of String Instruments and Bows received in betitled “The Little Flute Player” that quest following Mr. Petryn’s death hangs in the Director’s office, Andy last October. Highlights among the was named an Honorary Life Memgroup of more than twenty objects ber of the Associates of the Collecinclude violins by Italian masters tion in 2004. Preceding the present Nicolò Amati and Andrea Guarbequest, he gave to the Collection in neri, and three bows by the pre2010 two interesting French bowed eminent French archetier François string instruments: a quinton (or Tourte. In addition, the collection pardessus de viole) by Nicolas Augusalso comprises two violins of Gertin Chappuy (Paris, ca. 1770) and a man make and twelve more bows by pochette (dancing master’s fiddle) of important archetiers, among them anonymous make from the early 19th Jean Adam, Jacques LaFleur, Francentury. çois Nicolas Voirin, James Dodd, The Petryn Collection is a splendid and Albert Nürnberger addition to the museum’s fine collec The Guarneri and Amati violins tion of bowed string instruments. are magnificent examples of the Plans are underway for a special exwork of two great representatives hibit of this important acquisition to of the famed Cremonese school of open during the coming season. string instrument making. They are in an especially fine state of preserViolin by Andrea Guarneri, Cremona, 1672 vation, and their provenances are Violin by Nicolò Amati, Cremona, 1679 vConcert Series Audiences at the concerts presented are well documented over the many in this season’s series at the Collection can expect to experience a rich generations that have ensued since they left the hands of their makers and varied repertory of music from a three-century period played by over four centuries ago. some of world’s leading musicians who specialize in performing music Andrew Petryn was born in New Haven on Christmas Day 1918. He in a historical context. received his primary and secondary education in the city’s public schools. vThe season will open on 5 October with a gala Liederabend presentPrecocious as a child in both music and art, he made a career choice for ing Swiss baritone Martin Bruns and German fortepianist Christoph the latter when he accepted a scholarship to the Yale School of Art, where Hammer. Alongside Schumann’s celebrated song cycle Liederkreis, Op. he earned the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. He went for further training 39, their program will include a selection of songs by Schubert, Liszt at New York’s Metropolitan Museum and at Harvard’s Fogg Museum. and Lachner. A familiar presence in both opera As a young man, Andrew took a job at the Yale houses and concert stages of Europe and America, Art Gallery in the conservation department and Martin Bruns has received especially high critical rose to the position of Chief Conservator. Andy acclaim for his lieder singing, both live in concert gained a wide reputation in the art world for his and in recording. In demand as a soloist, accompaadvocacy of conservation as opposed to restoranist, and chamber musician, Christoph Hammer tion of art works that derived from his belief that has emerged as one of today’s leading fortepianists. restoration often was mistakenly undertaken with A native of Bavaria, Hammer founded the Neue the illusory idea that a painting could be returned Hofkapelle München in 1996, and has since apto the way it looked on the day it was completed. peared throughout the world as a conductor in maHe believed that conservation, on the other hand, jor opera houses and concert venues throughout should attempt to demonstrate the unadulterated the world. work of the artist, and as far as possible to most vEnglish baroque violinist John Holloway will faithfully reveal and preserve the artist’s original return to the Collection on 16 November along intent. To attain that end, he became a pioneer in with Australian bassoonist Jane Gower and Dandeveloping techniques grounded in physics, chemish harpsichordist Lars Ulrik Mortensen to peristry, and even electron microscopy. form a program entitled “Back to the Future: Ger Andy also cultivated his lifelong love of music. man and Italian Music from the 17th Century,” An exceptionally talented violinist, he frequently enfeaturing works by Boedecker, Buchner, Froberger, joyed performing chamber music with Yale School Rosenmüller, Schmelzer, Castello, Fontana, Matof Music faculty members in informal soirees. His teis, Rossi, and Selma y Salaverde. John Holloway special knowledge and skills as an art conservator Andrew F. Petryn (1918-2013). Drawing by Deane Keller, 1967 is one of today’s leading baroque violinists, appearled him to develop a keen interest in the history and ing throughout the world as a soloist, chamber musician, and conductor. construction of the violin. He was a habitué of the ateliers of the leading He has taught at the Schola Cantorum in Basel and in the Early Music violin maker/dealers in New York, often in the company of legendary figInstitute of Indiana University, and has given classes throughout Europe ures in the violin world such as Heifetz, Milstein, Szigeti, and Francescatti as well as in Korea, New Zealand and the US. From 1999 to 2014 he was at a time when the careers of those artists were at their apogees.


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