violin
Riccardo Antoniazzi
built in Milan in 1895
A violin built by Riccardo Antoniazzi in Milan in 1895, with a label reading “Leandro Bisiach.”
History of this instrument
In 2001, thanks to financial support from the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science, the Musical Instrument Fund was able to acquire this violin from an English dealer. It is the only instrument in the Musical Instrument Fund’s collection by this important representative of the Milanese school of violin making. The violin has been loaned successively to Catalyne Laumans, Julija Hartig, Emma Jones, Julia Philippens, and Eduardo Paredes. In 2020, the violin came into the possession of Inga Våga Gaustad; Joshua Tavenier is currently the lucky owner.
About the builder Riccardo Antoniazzi
In his day, Riccardo Antoniazzi was not known as a violin maker, but as an “operaio liutista,” which essentially meant a “violin-making worker.” At least, that is how he was described in a Milanese newspaper shortly after his death. His...
