Matteo Goffriller
Venetian school, 1659–1742
Founder of the Venetian school. Teacher of Montagnana. Built cellos that are still on stage three centuries later.
The builders
Every cello carries a name, and behind every name there's a person with chisels, varnish stains and stubborn ideas about sound. Wynand has met many of them: their grandchildren, their restorers, the keepers of their workshops. Here are their stories, sorted by the cities where the wood first met the gouge.
