The Da Vinci Coda
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist and all-round genius, but his love of music is less well-known.
December 17, 2021
Kate Bolton-Porciatti is a lecturer in music and cultural history at the Istituto Lorenzo de’Medici in Florence. From 1989 to 2005, she was a senior producer for BBC Radio 3 and Artistic Director of the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music in London.
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist and all-round genius, but his love of music is less well-known.
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