Niccolò Paganini’s "Cannone"

The conservation of the historical violins

Edited by Giovanni Panebianco Edited by Lorenzo Appolonia

Book cover: Niccolò Paganini’s "Cannone"

Extent: 188 pages

Publisher: L’ERMA di Bretschneider

Subjects: Music & Performing Arts

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(July 2026)

ISBN: 9788891334640

6.69 x 9.45 inches

Price: $113.00

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This book offers an interdisciplinary exploration of one of the most iconic musical instruments in history: the violin known as the Cannone, crafted by Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesù” and famously owned by Niccolò Paganini.


The volume Niccolò Paganini’s “Cannone” and the Conservation of the Historical Violin, which collects the proceedings of the international symposium held in Genoa in conjunction with the 58th Premio Paganini, offers an interdisciplinary exploration of one of the most iconic musical instruments in history: the violin known as the Cannone, crafted by Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesù” and famously owned by Niccolò Paganini. The essays collectively investigate the instrument not only as an exceptional artifact of historical lutherie, but also as a complex cultural object whose conservation raises methodological, scientific, and ethical questions.

  • Edited by Giovanni Panebianco
  • Edited by Lorenzo Appolonia