Giorgio Grisales - another luthier with his own workshop - moved here from Medellin, Colombia, in the 1970s to follow in
Stradivari's footsteps.
"As part of the festival, the Swiss GART and the Baltic Musical Seasons have organised an exhibition at the Bourse Museum in Riga of a collection of
Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri violins and cellos, which have "enchanted" the halls of the Royal Courts across Europe between the 16th and the 18th centuries," the ambassador said.
"Strad did it until he was 93," he says of Antonio
Stradivari (1634-1737), considered the greatest violin maker of all time.
These tools include a manufacturer's stamp bearing the legend "T LOT," clearly intended to give the impression the instrument was made by leading French manufacturer, Thomas Lot, the "
Stradivari of flutes." This adds an intriguing twist to young Watt's financial predicament.
Violins such as those made by the Amati family, Antonio
Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri are famed even today for their unrivalled tones.
In 2007 after playing at the Barbican in London, star German violinst David Garrett tripped and smashed his PS1million 290-year-old instrument, made by a
Stradivari apprentice.
Experts say it would have been difficult for Salahadyn to sell the instrument, because the remaining 600 to 650 instruments crafted by renowned Italian luthier Antonio
Stradivari are well catalogued.
A few months back, I heard a story on NPR titled "Is a Stradivarius Just a Violin?" I'm no musician and I have little to no knowledge of instruments, but even I am familiar with Antonio
Stradivari and the fame of his rare and coveted violins and violas that can sell for tens of millions of dollars.
The finest viola in existence - the 'Macdonald' Viola by Antonio
Stradivari (1644 - 1737) - is being sold in a sealed bid process.
Bidding for the Macdonald
Stradivari viola will start at $45 million at Sotheby's this spring, likely breaking all records.
New York, March 28 ( ANI ): A rare
Stradivari viola is expected to sell for 45 million dollars at auction.
Sotheby's and Ingles & Hayday have announced that they are to offer for sale possibly the finest viola in existence - the 'Macdonald' Viola by Antonio
Stradivari (1644 - 1737) - in a sealed bid process this Spring.
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Stradivari de Cremone (nord) sous le regard ravi de sa mere, une ancienne footballeur au Maroc.
