violin

This violin was added to the collection in 2023 thanks to a donation from a benefactor, a very passionate lover of music—and of Bach in particular. He made a generous sum available to help us search for a beautiful Baroque violin. It was decided to initially look for an old Dutch instrument. The Musical Instrument Fund is committed to preserving cultural heritage and set out to find available instruments. This violin had already caught our attention because of its incredibly unique and beautiful top, with hardly any damage—not even to the varnish! After a sound test in which several other Old Dutch Baroque violins were compared, and a week of closer examination of the two final contenders, this one truly emerged as the most beautiful.
Anneke van Haaften is the first lucky player of the Amsterdam violin.