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May 9, 2022 · Armed with his “da Vinci,” the musician made an indelible mark on how Americans hear violin music. He performed with major orchestras and had a prolific recording career.
Jun 10, 2022 · The ‘da Vinci’ was the concert companion of the celebrated Russian-American virtuoso Toscha Seidel for nearly forty years. Seidel was a protégé of Leopold Auer, a classmate of Jascha Heifetz, and is widely considered one of the great violinists of the 20th century.
Oct 7, 2024 · The 1714 'da Vinci, ex-Seidel' Stradivari was acquired by Toscha Seidel in 1924 and was to remain in his possession till his death in 1962. The acquisition made the headlines in The New York Times, where Seidel said: “...we precisely suit each other, and I am convinced it is one of the finest examples of the famous violin maker.”
Mar 8, 2022 · At the pinnacle of his powers, with access to the best materials and the finest varnish, Stradivari created many of the most celebrated examples of his career. The ‘da Vinci’, bearing a label dated 1714, belongs to this elite group of Golden Period instruments.
Mar 8, 2022 · In 1888 the ‘da Vinci’ was sold by the Paris dealer Joseph Chardon for 12,000 francs to Antoine Jacques Fourchy (1860–1930), a notaire and an amateur violinist from a family of Parisian lawyers. [5]
An exceptional violin from the pinnacle of the Antonio Stradivari’s celebrated Golden Period, the 1714 ‘da Vinci, ex-Seidel’ will be sold at auction on June 9, 2022. Read more: The instrument. Provenance. Toscha Seidel.
Jun 11, 2022 · After Seidel's death, the "da Vinci" Strad was sold to Muriel Rubin (1917–2014), a violinist from Toronto who studied at the Eastman School of Music and later settled in Los Angeles. Rubin was an active studio musician and a longtime supporter of the Young Musician’s Foundation in LA.
