violin
Anonymous
built
An anonymous violin, labeled “Landolfi.” The violin is part of the “Oskar Back Collection.”
Current player
Stephanie van Duijn
from Anonymous
History of this instrument
In 2009, the Oskar Back Study Fund (SOB) decided to transfer its entire collection of violins to the Musical Instrument Fund, so that musicians would have a single point of contact. Part of the SOB collection had been loaned by private individuals. Most of those private individuals agreed to transfer management of their instruments to the Musical Instrument Fund. The remainder of the collection was owned by the SOB. Of those instruments, the SOB donated eleven violins to the Musical Instrument Fund, including this one. Miriam van Esseveld was the first player of the instrument; it is currently in the possession of Stephanie van Duijn.
About the builder Anonymous
For a number of instruments in our collection, the experts have been unable to determine who built them. Often, however, the location or region is known, and in most cases, a construction period can also be determined. This conclusion...