28th June 2015

Contemporary Fine Violin Exhibition Kota Kinabalu 2015

Finally, here are some pictures from the exhibit. We completely forgot to take more pictures during the evening when it was full house! *face-palm* Anyway, a big THANK YOU to all who came! We definitely enjoyed your company. Another massive THANK YOU too to our special guests, Mondays String Quartet and Dr Fang of Selly Oak Music, for performing on Deciso Gallery's collection of fine instruments. It was a pleasure to see and also listen to these instruments in action!

This is indeed our very first public exhibition, featuring Maestro Liutaio Bertrand Yves Delisle and his instruments. Special thanks to Mr Tan of Deciso Violin Gallery for these exquisite instruments, made available for us who are here in Sabah, and we all know that it is almost impossible to get instruments of all kinds (strings, woodwinds, brass...) for advance players. In simplified "English" so to say, owning a fine violin is like owning a Steinway & Sons piano for pianists. As Deciso's tag line says, 'serious violins, crafted by serious luthiers, for serious musicians', and yes it is that serious!

As a matter of fact we do know that not everyone can afford to own a Steinway & Sons piano, or, in more simplified English, owning a Rolls-Royce in comparison to a Ferrari or Jaguar. Good news is, we do also provide affordable range of instruments (Ferrari or Jaguar?) for advance players. We always encourage students whose playing level are of Grade 5 and above to start investing on a good instrument because a student range violin can only bring you that far. For further enquiries, please contact Chris Oh at 0109777719. And now, do enjoy viewing these pictures from the exhibition on 28th June 2015.

Some Contemporary Fine Violins accompanied by Master Makers' profiles being displayed.

Dr Fang of Selly Oak Music KK playing on a fine violin being displayed.

Maestro Delisle conducting Violin - Making Workshop.

Dr Fang and Chris rehearsing on the violin and viola for the evening's performance.

Maestro Delisle doing a check-up on a violin.

Closed workshop by Maestro Delisle specially for the press.

 

An insert from Breeze Magazine July 2015's issue.

 

Monday's Quartet performing on Maestro Delisle's Fine Instruments.

Group photo of the event team: Deciso Violin Gallery, Camerata Music School, Mondays Quartet, and Dr Fang.

Contemporary Fine Violin Exhibition in Kota Kinabalu

String players often struggle with these questions... 'How do I choose which instrument to buy?', 'How do I know if my instrument is really handmade as claimed by the seller?', 'How do I know if an instrument is hand crafted, workshop made, or mass produced?' YES! There are loads of string instruments out there and whether they are personally hand crafted by master luthiers, or hand made in a workshop of violin makers, or factory produced in vast amount... does show a difference and we are here to show you HOW? WHY? WHERE? WHEN? WHAT?

Mr Tan Ching Seng of Deciso Violin Gallery, is Malaysia's very own fine violin maker and he has been crafting beautiful violins of his own. His extensive knowledge on string instruments has answered many of these puzzling questions. Do come, meet up, and chat with him this coming exhibition, catered specially for string players and music enthusiast who would like to learn more about string instruments. Entrance is FREE this 28th June 2015 from 10am to 8pm at Wawasan Room, Eminent Hotel, Kepayan Point.

We are also privileged to be hosting Maestro Liutaio Bertrand Yves Delisle! Read all about him and his works by clicking on the link included here. You are most welcome to meet Maestro Bertrand during this exhibition. He will be conducting 2 violin making workshops, at 2pm and at 5pm. As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” We are now giving you an opportunity to get involved in learning about the process of violin making! You don't have to be a violin maker after attending this workshop. But if you are inspired to, as Mr Tan did many years ago, why not? However, the main point is, you can get to know the making of a violin since the very first slab of maple and spruce. Do come and find out more!

Lastly, not forgetting that this is a sales exhibition! YES! We have string instruments that you may purchase! See you there!

You may click on the poster for a larger view. Thank you!

Maestro Manuele Civa visits Kota Kinabalu

28th April 2015. For the first time in history, Kota Kinabalu welcomes an Italian master violin maker to showcase his exquisite quartet of instruments, the Civa Quartet. We are most privileged to witness these beautifully hand crafted instruments of Maestro Manuele Civa all the way from Cremona, Italy.

A very special thank you to Mr Tan Chin Seng of Deciso Violin Gallery for making this possible! Mr Tan, Malaysia's fine violin maker, has been crafting beautiful violins of his own. His passion towards the art of violin making has brought many master luthiers' hand crafted instruments from around the world to Malaysia. These exquisite instruments of course can be made available for serious musicians who are interested to view by appointment only. Do contact Camerata Music School for more information and to make arrangements to view these instruments in KK. 

Not forgetting KK's very own string quartet, Mondays, as our invited guest musician to showcase the Civa Quartet for the first time ever! Maestro Manuele Civa's Quartet has never yet been performed on before, making Mondays the first in the world! It was indeed a pleasant evening at Sky Lounge, Sky Hotel, where students, parents, teachers, and fellow music enthusiast gathered together for an evening of music and art.

Besides the Civa Quartet, another violin of Maestro Civa was also on display that evening. A beautiful decorated violin named "Hellier". Mr Tan also had two of his violins on display, and a viola from Maestro Stefano Conia Junior named "il Giovane".

Deciso Visits KK's Local International School

This is one way overdue post! That busy person is finally able to steal some time during term break for some updates. So... here you go!

Mr Tan of Deciso Violin Gallery visited Kinabalu International School on 30th October 2014 and conducted some violin workshops for the Primary students there. It was definitely a great opportunity for students to know what violin making is all about, and they also got a chance to try out how some violin making equipments work. A big thank you to Mr Tan for making this rare occasion possible!

Yes we have fine violins! But who is going to play on them? Not forgetting our local music talent, Mondays String Quartet, showcasing the fine violin collections of Mr Tan during their performance for the Secondary students at KIS.

Here is an insert taken from KIS's weekly newsletter: KIS Weekly Newsletter 31.10.2014

Here is another insert taken from KIS's weekly newsletter: KIS Weekly Newsletter 07.11.14

More workshop pictures...