Katerina Guarneri, the first lady...

About this episode

This episode explores the life of Katerina Guarneri, the wife of Giuseppe Guarneri, and her significant yet overlooked contributions to history.

Katerina Guarneri was the wife of Giuseppe Guarneri AKA Del Gesu and what a life she had! Come experience the whirlwind of a life she had before she was quite literally ripped from history. To listen to the full episode please join me on Patreon at Patreon.com/theviolinchronicles.

People in this episode

Host: Linda Lespets

Topics covered

• biography
• music history
• women in music
• Italian luthiers
• historical figures

Keywords

• Katerina Guarneri
• Giuseppe Guarneri
• Del Gesu
• music history
• biography
• women in music
• Italian luthiers

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Del Gesu

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