violin
Gaetano Pollastri
built in Bologna in 1953
A violin built by Gaetano Pollastri in Bologna in 1953.
Current player
Timur Yusupov
from Gaetano Pollastri
History of this instrument
The Music Instrument Fund received this 1953 Pollastri violin in 2016 from the estate of violinist Bert Harms, who played with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra for many years. We also received an anonymous French bow as part of this bequest. His daughter and son-in-law remain involved with the fund and keep track of the violin and bow. Emma van der Schalie was the first violinist to receive the violin on loan, followed by Eline van Dijk and Pieter Streefkerk. Currently, Timur Yusupov is the player of this violin.
About the builder Gaetano Pollastri
Gaetano Pollastri’s life was inextricably linked to that of his brother Augusto. Both came from a destitute family and had to fend for themselves and for each other from a young age. After their father’s death, the violin maker Raffaele...
