violin
Vincenzo Panormo
built in London in 1810
A violin built by Vincenzo Panormo in London, 1810.
Current player
Marleen Wester
from Vincenzo Panormo
History of this instrument
The Musical Instrument Fund received this Panormo violin on loan in 2013 from a private collector in Hunsel. The Panormo has been in the family’s possession for decades and was originally played by an aunt who was a music teacher. Marije Johnston-Ploemacher played the Panormo starting in 2013 as part of the Navarra String Quartet, which is based in London—a city where the Panormo would undoubtedly have felt at home, since it was built there in 1810. Since 2017, the violin has been in the possession of Marleen Wester. Within the Dudok Quartet, of which Marleen is a member, the Panormo is joined by three other instruments from the collection.
About the builder Vincenzo Panormo
Driven by the desire for a better life, Vincenzo Trusiano set out from Palermo and traveled all the way across Europe to Dublin, but ultimately died in poverty in one of London’s slums. With his Italian instruments, he influenced violin...
