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Designed in Switzerland high precision handmade strings for violin, viola and cello.
OPAL GOLD
OPAL TITAN
By Curdin Coray

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DIU DIU DONG | 丟丟銅仔

Una gota de agua. Un tren atravesando un túnel. Un ritmo que se convierte en música.

Diu Diu Dong nace de una canción popular de Taiwán, cuya melodía evoca el sonido de las gotas de agua cayendo sobre un tren en marcha.
El compositor Bright Sheng transforma esta tradición en una pieza llena de energía, ritmo y virtuosismo para violonchelo solo.
Una nueva parada en ORIGINS — Cultural Landscapes for Solo Cello, un proyecto que explora cómo las raíces culturales pueden encontrar una nueva voz a través de cuatro cuerdas.

Manuel Santapau | Violoncello

Every melody has a homeland. Every homeland leaves an echo.

#ORIGINS #DiuDiuDong #BrightSheng #SevenTunesHeardInChina #solocello

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🎻 Grazie, Opal Strings

Tra i partner che hanno accompagnato Vivacissimo Festival 2026 c’è anche Opal Strings, una realtà che ha scelto di credere in un progetto giovane, fatto da giovani e pensato per i giovani.

Durante il Festival abbiamo avuto modo di apprezzare da vicino la qualità delle Opal Gold Strings: corde capaci di rispettare la personalità dello strumento, valorizzarne il carattere e lasciare spazio alla voce di ogni artista.

Il loro supporto ha contribuito concretamente al suono di questa edizione e, a Festival concluso, siamo felici di poter dire semplicemente: grazie per aver fatto parte di Vivacissimo 2026. ✨

#VivacissimoFestival #Vivacissimo2026 #OpalStrings #OpalGoldStrings #TechnicalSponsor

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London ❤️
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#travellingmusician #london #classicalmusician #cello #cellistofinstagram

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Cellist friends and colleagues :
If you know, you know.

There’s nothing quite like a little bit of Ravelian tightrope walking to keep you on your toes ✨

He always seems to give us the perfect storm of an exquisitely graceful yet fragile melody combined with a nice little dose of technical discomfort (thanks for those harmonics Maurice) just to make it interesting. But part of me thinks this discomfort is what opens up the possibility of something special happening when the time comes… 🫶🏻

(Getting in some advance preparation for our concert with @triozenon in September 💪)

🎵 Ravel Piano Trio

#ravel #tightrope #pianotrio

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🌊 A L L E M A N D E 🌊

Two weeks before playing all six Bach Suites in a single concert for the first time in June at @lesdouvesonzain , I went to Brittany for a warm-up weekend. Somewhere in between concerts, looking out over that vast coastline, @theodelianne_image and I made a film of the Allemande from the 6th Suite.

There is something about this movement that has always felt unlike any of the other Allemandes to me. The very last, and the only truly slow one, it explores the space it finds itself in with grace and poise. It speaks to a certain solitude without loneliness. Perhaps that was why filming it against that huge horizon made sense to us. It is perhaps one of the least Instagrammable movements in the Suites, impossible to clip into a 30 second reel, but somehow that makes me love it even more ;)

And playing it on the little five-string piccolo cello I am lucky to call my own has become one of the great delights of my journey through these works.

Bach was one of the first things I turned towards when I left quartet life three years ago, beginning with a shared cycle of the Suites with Gary Hoffman. A month or so ago, for the first time in my life, I sat down at the beginning of the First Suite for something I never imagined I would do, and some two and a half hours of music later, (which was in reality more like four hours due to rain calling off play several times…!), I arrived at the end of the Sixth. The feeling when beginning the very last Gigue was quite unlike anything I have ever experienced… 💫

And afterwards, rather unexpectedly, I had the feeling that it wasn’t the end of something, but the beginning.

So it seems that this next season will be largely shaped by these six extraordinary pieces: going back into them now that I’ve crossed the whole landscape, picking them apart again, changing my mind, following paths I haven’t yet noticed.

There are concerts ahead, and a few other things quietly taking shape which I’m looking forward to sharing in time.

For now though, I rather like not knowing where any of it will lead… ✨

#bach #bachcellosuites #piccolocello

🎥 @theodelianne_image
🎻 @opal.strings

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🔥Dvorak in Brazil for the first time
💜 An inspiring exchange with @orquestrasinfonicatncs and @maestroclaudiocohen
🙏🏼 A standing ovation so enthusiastic it moved me to tears
🎶 The joy of simply sharing music on stage with authenticity and simplicity

🙏🏼 @opal.strings

#dvorak #celloconcerto #classicalmusiclover #concertlife #cellistoftheworld

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Ogni progetto ha bisogno di chi sceglie di sostenerlo.

I nostri sponsor hanno deciso di investire nella cultura e nel territorio, contribuendo a rendere possibile la quarta edizione di VIVACISSIMO 🪩

Anche a loro va il nostro più sincero grazie per la fiducia e il supporto 💛

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S C H U B E R T

“Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.”
Shakespeare, Measure for Measure

One always has a certain feeling of trepidation when faced with bringing to life such a vast canvas as a late Schubert work. In my life as a quartet player, moments spent with his majestic G major string quartet and the two cello quintet were amongst the most challenging and rewarding of all. So when my friends from @triozenon suggested we add his epic E flat trio to our growing repertoire, I jumped at the chance. Opening the first page of this kind of 45-or-so minute journey always feels like a special sort of excitement, mixed in with a good dose of healthy anxiety, which if you’re lucky turns into some useful adrenaline ⚡️

A few days ago, in the incredible setting of the Musée du Piano in Limoux, we played it through for the first time together in concert, and my first time ever :)

It seems Shakespeare had a point… ✨

And to top it all, it was my birthday 🎂

Here’s a (blurred) bit of the 4th movement of the Schubert, deftly filmed by my dear dad who made the trip to come and hear us, and some of our Mendelssohn D minor encore for good Measure (for Measure).

#schubert #pianotrio #mendelssohn #triozenon

@opal.strings 🙏
@connaught.artists

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Ayer por la tarde pudimos asistir al taller de cuerdas que Curdin Coray ofreció al alumnado del festival.

En este pudimos hablar sobre el sonido, sobre cómo funciona el mecanismo de una cuerda, de qué buscan los profesionales a la hora de encontrar un sonido que les represente, entre otras cosas.

También pudieron experimentar con el violonchelo del profesor José Enrique y las cuerdas @opal.strings. De esta manera observamos cómo el músico es, en esencia, quien realmente y en última instancia imprime su sonido.

Queremos agradecer, especialmente, a Curdin Coray y a todos los colaboradores de @opal.strings y @fortune.strings por su implicación en el taller y por ofrecernos más magia y sabiduría.

Además, nuestro alumnado ha podido beneficiarse de descuentos en las cuerdas Opal 🎉😊.

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Yesterday afternoon, we were able to attend the string workshop that Curdin Coray led for the festival’s students.

During the workshop, we discussed sound, how a string’s mechanism works, and what professionals look for when seeking a sound that represents them, among other things.

They also had the chance to experiment with Professor José Enrique’s cello and @opal.strings strings. Through this, we observed how the musician is, in essence, the one who truly and ultimately shapes their sound.

We’d especially like to thank Curdin Coray and all the collaborators at @opal.strings and @fortune.strings for their involvement in the workshop and for sharing their magic and wisdom with us.

In addition, our students were able to take advantage of discounts on Opal strings 🎉😊.

Sponsors y colaboradores: @luthiers_clar @fortune.strings @elchelistaoficial @classicalmusiclavilavella, @balneariovillavieja, @ajuntament_lavilavella, @opal.strings @fortune.strings @vallestrademusic

#cellosmagics #cello #cellista #cellosmagicsfestival #cellofest

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GRWM *Cello Edition*🎻

In this video I show you how my Opal Gold strings sound after 6 months of intensive use, the process of changing the strings and some of my recommendations to do so (using the pencil, tuning them a bit higher when they are new, letting them rest for some hours before playing them…)
And then the result 2 weeks after changing the strings for the Opal Gold •Solo•

My first impressions are very good. They took a bit longer to settle than I am used to (especially C and G), but I cannot deny that after a week I had much more projection and body in the sound, even the pianisimos and soft moments carry so well through the room (in every string) and the sound can be heard anywhere.

I haven’t had the chance to play with orchestra or in a very big hall, so I cannot comment on that, but based what I heard and felt, the Solo version “powers up” the qualities of the regular Opal Gold.

I haven been using them for a couple of years already and I am absolutely in love with them and would be my first recommendation for anyone who wants to try new strings.

Quality-price-durability relationship is truly unmatched🔥

@opal.strings

Let me know your thoughts🎻

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TALLER DE CUERDAS
THE MAGIC OF STRINGS

Estamos encantados de poder anunciaros este taller que tendrá lugar dentro del Festival CellosMagics 2026 😊

📅 Jueves 16
🕓 18.30

Descubre cómo las cuerdas transforman el sonido del violonchelo en The Magic of Strings, un taller impartido por Curdin Coray y patrocinado por las cuerdas @opal.strings

¡Os esperamos pronto!

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STRINGS WORKSHOP
THE MAGIC OF STRINGS

We are delighted to announce this workshop, which will take place as part of the CellosMagics 2026 Festival 😊

📅 Thursday, the 16th
🕓 6:30 p.m.

Discover how strings transform the sound of the cello in “The Magic of Strings,” a workshop led by Curdin Coray and sponsored by @opal.strings

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Special thanks to @opal.strings and @4kvideo.tv for their work in creating this content.

Sponsors y colaboradores: @luthiers_clar @fortune.strings @elchelistaoficial @conservatorio_requena @classicalmusiclavilavella, @balneariovillavieja, @ajuntament_lavilavella, @opal.strings @fortune.strings @vallestrademusic

#cellosmagics #cello #cellista #cellosmagicsfestival #cellofest

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