cello
Guust François
built in Amsterdam in 2008
A Baroque cello, built by Guust François in Amsterdam in 2008. Based on a model by Andrea Amati.
Current player
Ania Katyńska
from Guust François
History of this instrument
In 2007, the Guust François Musical Instrument Fund commissioned the construction of a Baroque cello. The fund received a grant from the Louisa van der Velden Foundation to cover the purchase. The instrument was completed in 2008, and cellist Maarten Jansen had the honor of inaugurating it. Marije Toenink and Jonathan van IJzerlooij succeeded him, and Ania Katyńska is currently the performer on this Amsterdam-based instrument.
About the builder Guust François
Guust Francois was born in Teteringen in 1956. From 1978 to 1982, he trained as a violin maker under Francesco Bissolotti at the Scuola Internazionale di Liuteria in Cremona. Together with fellow students, he then ran a shared workshop...
