violin
Giuseppe Fiorini
built in Zurich in 1930
A violin built by Giuseppe Fiorini in Zurich in 1930.
Current player
Inês Pais
from Giuseppe Fiorini
History of this instrument
This violin was purchased in 1992 by the Musical Instrument Fund from a Dutch dealer. Unfortunately, nothing is known about its history. The violin has been loaned successively to Christianne Stotijn, Caroline Geelen, Marjolein van Dingstee, Mark Mulder, Francisca Simonis, Jeanine van Amsterdam, Daphne Oltheten, Ian van den Berk, Carles Puig Ruscalleda, and Sergey Arseniev. Eduardo Paredes Crespo was the last person to play it before Inês Pais began playing the Fiorini.
About the builder Giuseppe Fiorini
Giuseppe Fiorini was born in 1861, the son of a violin maker who was also the miller at the local sawmill. When he was six, the family moved to downtown Bologna. There, his father opened a workshop in the Pepoli Vecchio Palace. He...
