Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù

Violin made by Guiseppe Guarneri del Gesù in Cremona, Italy, in 1744. Henning Kraggerud plays on this instrument.

Carlo Bergonzi

Violin made by Carlo Bergonzi in 1735 in Cremona, also known as “the Kreisler Bergonzi”, after the great violinist Friedrich “Fritz” Kreisler. Guro Kleven Hagen plays on this instrument.

Francesco Rugeri

Violin made by Francesco Rugeri in 1670 in Cremona. Ragnhild Hemsing plays on this instrument.

Giovanni Battista Ceruti

Violin, made in 1795 in Cremona by Giovanni Baptista Ceruti. Øyvor Volle plays on this instrument.

Lorenzo Storioni

Violin made by Lorenzo Storioni in Cremona 1770-1780. This instrument is played by Berit Værnes Cardas.

Francis Kuttner

A violin made by Francis Kuttner in Cremona in 2010. The instrument is played by Theba Magos-Vendler.

Stefan-Peter Greiner

A violin made by Stefan-Peter Greiner in 2014 in London. The instrument is played by Anne Victoria Tønnessen.

Alberto Giordano

A violin made by Alberto Giordano in 2017 in Genova. The instrument is on loan to The Norwegian Academy of Music.