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 MontagnanaFrancesco RuggieriG. B. GuadagniniG. P. MagginiGasparo da SalòGuarneri 'del Gesù'How Stradivarius violins are valuedJ.-B. VuillaumeJacob StainerLorenzo StorioniMatteo GoffrillerNicolò AmatiPietro GuarneriStradivari'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 PiattiThe scrollThe ServaisThe SoilThe sound postThe SunriseThe TitianThe Vieuxtemps GuarneriThe ViottiWhy Cremonese violins sound special