Viola
Giovanni Grancino
built in Milan in 1699
Current player
Anuschka Pedano
from Giovanni Grancino
History of this instrument
Every instrument (or stick) has its own history. The name of the maker and/or the place and year it was made say a lot about an instrument’s identity. But it is precisely what happened to it afterward that captures the imagination. The Musical Instrument Fund aims to gather as much information as possible and share it with you here. This is a major undertaking, and it will therefore take some time before every instrument has been documented. We also hope to be able to tell you more about this specific instrument!
About the builder Giovanni Grancino
The rise of Milanese violin making began with the Grancino family. Prior to that, the city had no established tradition in the field of violin making. Well past the mid-seventeenth century, their workshop remained the only one of...