The Bowmaker’s Wood
Bow makers continue ancient traditions, but will they be soon among the last masters of their craft?
The Bowmaker's Wood © Peppo Wagner / 3sat
The production of exclusive bows for musical instruments is still real craftsmanship. Bow makers have been using Brazilian Pernambuco wood for more than two hundred years. Yet the stocks in Brazil are running low and the precious Brazilian wood from the Pau-Brasil tree is actually endangered and therefore protected.
Production year 2019
Duration 52 minutes
Director Peppo Wagner
Coproducer A co-production by ORF/3sat and Peppo Wagner Filmproduktion funded by Austrian Television Fund and Land Niederösterreich
YOU MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN...
Joel Krosnick: What to Play Next?
Riddle Films
An intimate look at cellist Joel Krosnick, as he retires after forty-two years playing with the Juilliard String Quartet.
J. S. Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos
ORF-Enterprise GmbH & Co KG
Stefan Gottfried unearths classical symbolism amongst these treasures as he reinterprets the Brandenburgs with the glorious sound of the Concentus Musicus.
The full Avant Première programme is final!
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Get your front row seat to exclusive previews, cutting-edge information and priceless business contacts!
