Talent
Sarah Kapustin
plays a
violin
from Giovanni Battista Rogeri
from Giovanni Battista Rogeri
The Musical Instrument Fund
adds Rogeri to
its collection
The Musical Instrument Fund
adds Rogeri to
its collection
Within a month of purchasing “La Reine Elisabeth,” the master violin built by Petrus Guarnerius (Venice, 1725), the Musical Instrument Fund has once again succeeded in adding a master instrument to its collection. It is a very valuable violin by Giovanni Battista Rogeri (Brescia, 1700).
News
11 September 2008
by Marcel Schopman
The “former Nico Richter and Hetta Rester violin”
Nico Richter and Hetta Rester bequeathed the violin to the Prince Bernhard Cultural Fund. Given the Musical Instrument Fund’s expertise in managing and lending instruments, the Cultural Fund has decided to offer the Musical Instrument Fund the opportunity to purchase the violin for a symbolic price. The violin will be named after Nico Richter and Hetta Rester. The fund is currently selecting a young violinist from the waiting list to play the violin.
Good cooperation
The purchase at a symbolic price underscores the excellent relationship between the Prince Bernhard Cultural Fund and the Musical Instrument Fund. Marcel Schopman, director of the Musical Instrument Fund, stated: “Ever since the Musical Instrument Fund was founded, there have been good relations between the two parties, and that remains the case to this day. It’s wonderful that the Cultural Fund has so much confidence in the Musical Instrument Fund that this exceptional violin is, in effect, being donated to us.”
Adriana Esmeijer, director of the Cultuurfonds, confirms Schopman’s words: “We have always had great confidence in and appreciation for the Musical Instrument Fund. This was evident in 1993 when Prince Bernhard presented Pieter Moerenhout, one of the founders, with a Silver Carnation. The donation of the Rogeri is a continuation of that, but it is also an expression of our ambition to encourage young talent."
About the Builder
Giovanni Battista Rogeri lived in Brescia from about 1642 to about 1705. For a time, he lived and worked in Nicolaus Amati’s house in Cremona.
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