Famous Stradivari Instruments: Messiah, Lady Blunt & More | Stradivarius Violins
The most famous surviving Stradivari instruments — their history, period, value, and where they are today.
The most famous surviving Stradivari instruments — the near-pristine 'Messiah', the auction-record 'Lady Blunt', the much-played 'Soil', and the celebrated 'Davidov' cello among them. Each page gives a sourced history and quick facts. Compare them side by side →
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Compare famous Stradivari instruments →Andrea AmatiAndrea GuarneriAntonio StradivariCarlo BergonziCremonese violin makingDomenico MontagnanaFakes and misattributionsFrancesco RuggieriG. B. GuadagniniG. P. MagginiGasparo da SalòGuarneri 'del Gesù'How Stradivarius violins are valuedJ.-B. VuillaumeJacob StainerLorenzo StorioniMatteo GoffrillerNicolò AmatiPietro GuarneriRestoring old violinsStradivari labels and datingStradivari's varnishThe 'Little Ice Age' wood theoryThe BettsThe bridgeThe DavidovThe DolphinThe DuportThe f-holesThe Gibson ex-HubermanThe golden periodThe HammerThe HellierThe KhevenhüllerThe KreutzerThe Lady BluntThe LipińskiThe Lord WiltonThe MessiahThe MolitorThe Nippon Music FoundationThe PiattiThe scrollThe ServaisThe SoilThe sound postThe SunriseThe TitianThe Vieuxtemps GuarneriThe ViottiWhy Cremonese violins sound special