instrument
viola
Marten Cornelissen
built in Northampton in 2007
A viola, built by Marten Cornelissen in Northampton (Massachusetts, U.S.), 2007. Body length: 41.8 cm.
Current player
Talent
Aina Hujic Mor
plays a
viola
from Marten Cornelissen
from Marten Cornelissen
History of this instrument
In 2007, with the help of the Louisa van der Velden Foundation, the Musical Instrument Fund purchased this Cornelissen viola from a close friend of the luthier. Amber Hendriks was the first to play the viola; Mark Mulder succeeded her. Currently, Aina Hujic Mor, from the United States, plays the instrument.
About the builder Marten Cornelissen
During one of his annual visits to his hometown of Apeldoorn, Gerrit Marten Cornelissen received a phone call from the Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam. They asked if he would be willing to build a viola for Yehudi Menuhin. Marten had already...
