MOSCOW, Oct. 3 The three-hundred-year-old “Wieniawski Violin” can be seen in October as part of the “Special Purpose Collection” excursion at the Russian National Museum of Music , reported the press service of the museum.
«Wieniawski's Violin» is kept in the Russian National Museum of Music, is part of the museum fund of the Russian Federation and is part of the State Collection of Unique Musical Instruments — the most significant state collection of stringed bowed instruments created by the greatest masters of Russia and Europe over five centuries.< br />
«»This year, the violin, created by the world-famous violin maker Antonio Stradivari in 1723 in the Italian city of Cremona, turned 300 years old. The instrument has a special historical, cultural, artistic, scientific value and is known for its unique acoustic properties and incredibly deep and colorful timbre. The history of the violin is connected with the names of outstanding musicians who played it, in particular, the 19th-century violinist Henryk Wieniawski, in whose honor the instrument received its second name — “Wieniawski’s Violin,” the report says.
Restoration of one Some of the most valuable specimens from the state collection were carried out by restoration artist Vasily Vyatkin, a specialist certified by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, who has been working at the Museum of Music for a long time.
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