The 1st Duke of Cambridge, Prince Adolphus (1774-1850) bought the violin from Count Platen of Hanover, the original owner, who himself purchased the violin directly from Antonio Stradivari. ^ '2012 Jury of Israeli Music Competition & Ernest Bloch Music Competition' Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen currently performs on this fine violin, on generous loan from Florian Leonhard Fine Violins florianleonhard.^ Vincent, Matthew (19 September 2013).

'The Stradivarius Hedge: Investors Look to High-End Violins'. 'Fine violins as an alternative investment: Strings attached?'. 'Trader sees profit in violinists playing beyond their means'.

^ 'From tree to concert hall: The sweet sound of nightingales'.

^ Florian Leonhard speaks on BBC News on YouTube.

'Your Menuhin Winners: Fukuda, Waarts take first in young violinist competition'. 'The world of violin maker Florian Leonhard'.

The Makers of Central Italy: Marche and Umbria, Fantigrafica 2011 ISBN 978-88-90.

Florian is also president of the Pisogne Making Competition in Cremona. He is a regular contributor to books and articles and has published the book, The Makers of Central Italy. He was on the jury of the 2012 Israeli Music Competition and Ernest Bloch Music Competition.

He was a jury member at the Benjamin Britten, Karol Lipinski, Henryk Wieniawski and George Enescu violin competitions. The Daily Telegraph described him as 'the world´s leading expert on fine violins' and the as Financial Times a 'world-leading authority on fine violins'. įlorian Leonhard has appeared on BBC, CNBC, and in The Economist, on subjects relating to investment in instruments and their preservation. His firm, Florian Leonhard Fine Violins, has restored and supplied instruments by Stradivarius and the Guarnerius family for renowned players including Leonidas Kavakos, Daniel Hope, Julian Lloyd Webber and Alina Ibragimova as well as to competition winners. After studying in at Mittenwald School of Violin Making, he worked for W.E. Florian has dedicated his life to studying, restoring and making violins. Florian Leonhard (born 1963 in Düsseldorf) is a London-based violin maker, dealer, restorer and expert.

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