instrument
cello
Daniël Royé
built in Amsterdam in 2003
A cello built by Daniël Royé in Amsterdam in 2003.
Current player
Talent
Lidwien Kuijper
plays a
cello
from Daniël Royé
from Daniël Royé
History of this instrument
In 2003, the Musical Instrument Fund commissioned Daniël Royé to build this cello. This new-build project was funded by the Dijkverzwaring Foundation. Rares Mihailescu was the first to play the cello, followed by Emma Warmelink. Currently, the Amsterdam cello is in the hands of Lidwien Kuijper.
About the builder Daniël Royé
Daniël Royé was born in Amsterdam in 1957, the son of sculptor Ab Royé, and grew up surrounded by music, craftsmanship, and art. He began making his first musical instruments while still in high school at the Montessori Lyceum in...
