History of this instrument
In 2005, thanks to support from the Lousia van der Velden Foundation, the Musical Instrument Fund was able to purchase this violin from a private collector. Jens Groenewold was the first violinist to receive the Viennese instrument on loan. Kim Spierenburg and Quintijn van Heek succeeded him. Currently, Laura Torres Morales is the fortunate player.
About the builder Federico (Friedrich) Goldnagl
Friedrich Goldnagl was born in 1938. At a young age, he began an apprenticeship with the famous Italian violin maker Gaetano Sgarabotto—who, in turn, had learned the craft from Riccardo Antoniazzi and Leandro Bisiach. He continued his...

