We are delighted to welcome the violinist Zhi-Jong Wang to the Larsen Strings family. Zhi-Jong is currently Professor and Deputy Director of the Orchestral Department at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She plays a 1716 Stradivarius fitted with Larsen Il Cannone...
“The overall impression is that the Il Cannone strings tend to iron out the idiosyncrasies of the cello so one can focus more on the playing rather than compensating for the slight imbalances which are inherent with any cello. Although they describe the new Il...
Music student Jan Tim Schmidt has sent us a link to his latest video Apocalyptica “Psalm” by Perttu Kivilaakso -featuring his all new Il Cannone cello strings: “It’s the first time that I’m totally satisfied with my sound” Thank you...
Join Pablo Ferrández in conversation with Alban Gerhardt. Two fellow Larsen artists “Talking Cello” last week on YouTube. Please enjoy. Pablo Ferrández (photo: Igor Studio) Alban Gerhardt (photo: Kaupo Kikkas)
Harnessing the firepower of a legendary instrument Larsen’s ‘Il Cannone’ violin strings, first produced in 2017, were inspired by the sound of the famous 1743 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ once owned by Paganini and nicknamed ‘Il Cannone’ on account of its explosively powerful...
The next generation has arrived. Just released, the new Il Cannone for Cello. As Jian Wang was kind enough to say: ‘this is not just an evolution…this is a revolution’. Our launch set features two free additional strings, A & C. Please follow the...
