instrument
cello
Willibrord Crijnen
built in Marseille in 1998
A Baroque cello, built by Willibrord Crijnen in Marseille in 1998. Tononi model.
Current player
Talent
Detmar Leertouwer
History of this instrument
In 1998, the Musical Instrument Fund commissioned Willibrord Crijnen to build this Baroque cello. The purchase was made possible with the support of the VSB Fund. Detmar Leertouwer has been playing this instrument from Marseille ever since.
About the builder Willibrord Crijnen
As early as age 4, Willibrord Crijnen was drawn to the violin and began building small instruments out of materials such as cardboard and plywood. When he was ten, he built his first real violin, which he showed to Hendrick Zick, a...
