violin bow
Rüdiger Pfau
built in Plauen in 2005
A Baroque violin bow, made by Rüdiger Pfau in Plauen (Germany), 2005. Snakewood shaft and frog, ivory tip.
History of this instrument
In 2005, the Musical Instrument Fund commissioned Rüdiger Pfau to build this Baroque bow. The commission was made possible thanks to financial support from the Dioraphte Foundation. Florin Cosmin Negreanu was the first to play the bow. He was followed by, among others, Iefke Wang, Daphne Oltheten, Helena Druwé, and Carla de Kleuver-Leurs.
About the builder Rüdiger Pfau
Rüdiger Pfau studied French horn from 1978 to 1984 at the Spezialschule für Musik in Berlin and then from 1984 to 1987 at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler.” After completing his horn studies, he decided to pursue a different path...