violin
Giovanni Battista Rogeri
built in Brescia in ± 1690
A violin built by Giovanni Battista Rogeri in Brescia, ca. 1690. The violin is known as the “ex-Nico Richter and Hetta Rester violin.”
History of this instrument
This violin comes from the estate of Nico Richter (composer) and Hetta Rester (violinist). They bequeathed the violin to the Cultuurfonds. The fund decided to sell the violin to the Musical Instrument Fund for a symbolic amount, which thus also constituted a major donation. Our foundation was chosen because of the great trust the Culture Fund places in our organization regarding the care of the instruments and ensuring they find a good home in the hands of talented musicians. Sarah Kapustin was selected by the Musical Instrument Fund as the candidate to play the violin. She has been doing so since the fall of 2008.
About the builder Giovanni Battista Rogeri
Like Andrea Guarneri and, most likely, Antonio Stradivari as well, Giovanni Battista Rogeri was a student of the great violin maker Nicolò Amati. From him, he learned to build instruments in the Cremona style and using Cremona...
