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 makingDendrochronology in violin datingDomenico MontagnanaFakes and misattributionsFrancesco RuggieriG. B. GuadagniniG. P. MagginiGasparo da SalòGuarneri 'del Gesù'How Stradivarius violins are valuedHow violins are authenticatedJ.-B. VuillaumeJacob StainerLorenzo StorioniMatteo GoffrillerMuseum-held StradivariNicolò AmatiPaganini and his violinsPietro GuarneriRestoring old violinsStrad vs modern listening testsStradivari cellos vs 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 Paganini QuartetThe PiattiThe scarcity of Strad violasThe scrollThe ServaisThe SoilThe sound postThe SunriseThe TitianThe Vieuxtemps GuarneriThe ViottiW. E. Hill & SonsWhy Cremonese violins sound special