violin
Johannes Theodorus Cuypers
built in The Hague in 1797
A violin built by Johannes Theodorus Cuypers in The Hague in 1797.
History of this instrument
The Musical Instrument Fund was able to purchase this violin from a Dutch dealer in 2001 thanks to financial support from the “VandenEnde FOUNDATION.” From 2001 through 2015, Susanne Broekhuysen played this violin. It was later owned by Olivia Doflein for one year. Starting in May 2019, the Cuypers was played by Erten Deniz Ispir. Since 2024, Yuting Lu has been the lucky owner of the Cuypers.
About the builder Johannes Theodorus Cuypers
The Netherlands experienced two periods of prosperity in violin making. The first was in Amsterdam from 1650 to 1728; the second took place largely in The Hague, from 1760 to 1840. This peak was primarily due to the Cuypers family, led...
