Le prime scuole violinistiche dell'Accademia Musicale Chigiana: storie di interpreti e comunità, dal 1932 a oggi

Founded in 1932 on the initiative of Count Guido Chigi Saracini, the “Master School of Music” in Siena quickly established itself as a highly innovative institution for advanced musical training within the Italian context of the time. Among its most prominent areas of activity was the violin school, directed by Arrigo Serato and supported by Piero Baglioni and his son Vittorio, a conductor and composer. This contribution offers a critical reconstruction of the pedagogical dynamics, artistic networks, and interpretive models that took shape within the Chigiana violin community, from Serato’s tenure (1932–1948) to the courses held by Franco Gulli in the late 1960s. Through an analysis of teaching practices and the repertoire performed, the study highlights how these experiences gradually extended beyond the local context, significantly shaping key aspects of the international violin scene during the second half of the twentieth century. The essay concludes by reflecting on how this artistic and pedagogical legacy continues to inform the present-day identity of the Accademia Musicale Chigiana.