viola d'amore
Robert Blaszauer
built in Budapest in 2006
A viola d'amore, built by Robert Blaszauer in Budapest, 2006.
History of this instrument
In 2018, the Musical Instrument Fund received this viola d’amore on loan. The viola d’amore was originally built specifically for Annet Bergman. She was a member of the Combattimento Consort Amsterdam and usually played the viola. After her death and the dissolution of the ensemble, the viola d’amore became the property of the Friends of Combattimento Foundation. This foundation now exists to support the current ensemble Combattimento, which is a continuation of the Combattimento Consort Amsterdam. In 2023, it was decided to purchase the instrument from the Friends Foundation.
About the builder Robert Blaszauer
Under the guidance of his grandfather, a woodcarver, Robert Blaszauer was introduced to woodworking at the age of seven. His further development in this field went hand in hand with playing classical music, for which he also proved to...
