violin
Giuseppe Odoardi
built in Ascoli in ± 1780
A violin built by Giuseppe Odoardi in Ascoli, ca. 1780.
Current player
Elana Cooper
from Giuseppe Odoardi
History of this instrument
This Odoardi violin comes from the famous “Max Rodriguez Collection,” which consists of four Italian master instruments and sixteen valuable bows. In 1992, the Rodriguez Collection was loaned to the foundation. In 1997, the owner decided to donate nearly all of the instruments to our foundation, with the exception of a cello and a few bows, which were purchased by the fund. It remains the largest donation ever made to the Musical Instrument Fund.
Hebe Mensinga was the first to play the instrument. She was followed by Rémy Baudet, Arwen Bouw, Eva Saladin, and Anna Jane Lester, and the violin was also loaned on a project basis to Quirine van Hoek and Dario Hulsing. Currently, Elana Cooper is the lucky one.
About the builder Giuseppe Odoardi
The violin maker Giuseppe Odoardi was a hard worker; during his short life, he built about 200 violins. However, he wasn’t particularly courteous to his customers. In fact, he was known as “Il Villano d’Ascoli,” which meant “the uncouth...
