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Our Greenwich/Cos Cob address is:
403 East Putnam Ave, Cos Cob, CT 06807
Telephone: 203.661-9500 |
Riverside School of Music
401 East Putnam Ave, Cos Cob
Telephone: 203.661-9501 |
Our Westport
address is:
25 Davenport Ave, Westport, CT 06880
Phone: 203.227-9577 |
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Atelier CONSTANTIN
POPESCU, LLC,
started by Constantin Popescu in 1994, is a stringed instruments
business with two locations in Connecticut; Westport and
Riverside.
Constantin Popescu, a double bassist, is a graduate of both
the Bucharest Conservatory in Romania and of Juilliard
School of Music. Constantin is the Principal Bassist of the
Greenwich Symphony, has performed with distinction with the
New York Philharmonic and many Symphony Orchestras in
Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, as well as frequent
solo performances. He is certified to teach music in
Connecticut Public Schools and currently teaches the double
bass privately.
Constantin believes that as a performing musician and
teacher, he is more qualified to judge the tone of an
instrument than either a dealer or a craftsman. He chooses
his instruments by their sound and not by their appearance.
Constantin also restores instruments, a craft that he
learned in Europe and which he perfected in the USA. When
you walk into the studio and workshop of Atelier Popescu in
Westport, CT, you walk into the world of the luthier, a
studio filled with instruments, violins to double basses,
some very old, some new, instruments in various stages of
repair, all carefully arranged around memorabilia, period
prints and lithographs, and antiques. The unmistakable aroma
of the woods, of the materials, of varnishes, fills the
Victorian house on Westport’s west side. While a student at
the Bucharest Music Conservatory, the leading school in his
native Romania, Constantin studied the artistry and craft of
fine stringed musical instruments. Mr. Popescu’s respect for
the instruments is an intrinsic part of his career as a
performing musician.
The response to this concept - a string player and
accomplished artisan restoring and selling stringed
instruments, as opposed to the traditional dealer has been
overwhelming. Constantin's customers are his colleagues in
the orchestras in which he plays, fellow teachers, area
students and institutions which include the New York
Philharmonic, The Juilliard School of Music, Purchase
College, Carnegie Mellon, and the United States Military
Academy.
The instruments sold and rented by Constantin Popescu are of
the highest quality. Because of our low overhead and the
fact that Constantin imports most of his instruments and
bows, he is able to sell them at very reasonable prices.
Constantin travels to Europe every year to attend musical
instrument shows and auctions and spends time with the
makers to help develop instruments, which meet American
customers’ requirements.
In our stores, we offer personal attention to the individual
customer who expects only the very best. This is why we
prefer to meet with our customers by appointment. Walk-ins
are welcome in our Greenwich store.
The Riverside School of Music is located next to the Greenwich
store. The faculty includes some of the area's top
performers and music educators. We also refer teachers in
other areas.
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As of April 3, 2008
The new Greenwich/Cos Cob address is:
403 East Putnam Avenue
Cos Cob, CT 06807
Telephone: 203.661-9500
The new address for the Riverside School
of Music that is located in Greenwich/Cos Cob
is:
401 East Putnam Avenue
Cos Cob, CT 06807
Telephone: 203.661-9501 |
Our Westport facility is:
25 Davenport Avenue
Westport, CT 06880
Phone: 203.227.9577 |
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