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Originally Martín Melitón Sarasate his name was modified in 1878 to Pablo Martín Melitón Sarasate.

The Boissier was a gift from the Queen Isabella. He bequeathed his favourite instrument, the ex Sarasate, to the Paris Conservatoire.
[119] p 692; [149]; [82]

Teachers:

• Courtier, José - Compostela
• Alvarez, Blas - La Coruna
• Sáez, M. R. - Madrid
• Rodríguez, Manuel - Madrid
• Alard, Delphin - Paris Conservatoire

Dedicated works:

• Auer, Leopold: Rhapsodie hongroise op. 5 (Vn/P)
• Bernard, Emile: Concerte op. 29 (Vn/Orch)
• Bruch, Max: Concerto No. 2 (Vn/Orch)
• Bruch, Max: Schottische Phantasie op. 46 (Vn/Orch)
• D`Ambrosio, A.: Mazurka op. 11 (Vn/orch.)
• De Bériot, Charles Auguste: Trio op. 51 (Vn/Vc/P)
• Diémer, Louis: Sonate for Viol. and Piano op. 2
• Duvernoy, Alphonse: Deux Pieces for Viol. and Piano op. 19
• Dvorak, Antonin: Mazurek, op. 49 (Vn/Orch)
• Fernández Arbós, Enrique: Tango op. 2 (Vn/Orch)
• Fischhof, Robert: Sonate op. 47 (Vn/P)
• Gegar, Friedrich: Walzer op. 14 (Vn/P)
• Goldmark, Karl: Trio op. 33 (Vn/Vc/P)
• Gros, Aimé: Allegro de Concert (Vn/P)
• Guiraud, Ernst: Caprice (Vn/P)
• Henschel, Sir George: Ballade op. 39 (Vn/Orch)
• Hermann, Friedrich: One of the Sept études caractéristiques pour le violon op. 150 (Vn/P)
• Hubay, Jeno: Hullamzo Balaton op. 31 (Vn/P)
• Joachim, Joseph: Variationen for Violin and Orchestra (Vn/Orch)
• Laló, Edouard: Symphonie Espagnole op. 21 (Vn/Orch)
• Laló, Edouard: Violin Concerto in f minor (Vn/Orch)
• Laló, Edouard: Fantasie norvégienne (Vn/Orch)
• Laló, Edouard: Fantasie - ballet (de Naumouna) (Vn/Orch)
• Lederer, Dezso: Deux poémes hongrois op. 16 (Vn/P)
• Luigini, Alexandre: Romance (Vn/P)
• Mackenzie, Alexander: Violin concerto op. 32 (Vn/Orch)
• Mackenzie, Alexander: Pibroch (Vn/P)
• Paderewski, Jan Ignaz: Sonata op. 13 (Vn/P)
• Pirani, Eugenio: Caprice op. 50 (Vn/Orch)
• Reinhardt, Heinrich: Ballade und Spanischer Tanz op. 68 (Vn/P)
• Rentsch, Ernst: Marche de Rakoczy de Liszt (Vn/P)
• Reinecke, Carl: Suite op. 153 (Vn/P)
• Saint George, G.: Caprice espagnol op.32 (Vn/P)
• Saint-Saëns, Camille: Violin Concerto No. 1 A Major, op. 20
• Saint-Saëns, Camille: Violin Concerto No. 2 C Major, op. 58
• Saint-Saëns, Camille: Violin Concerto No. 3 h minor, op. 61
• Saint-Saëns, Camille: Introduction et rondo capriccioso op. 28 (Vn/Orch)
• Sauret, Emile: Deux morceaux op. 60 (Vn/P)
• Villa, Ricardo: Fantasía sobre motivos asturianos (Vn/Orch)
• Wieniawski, Henryk: Violin Concerto No. 2 d minor, op. 22
• Wilhelmj, August: All`ungherese nach F. Liszt (Vn/Orch)
• Zarzycki, Alexandre: Mazourka op. 26 (Vn/P)
• Zarzycki, Alexandre: Mazourka op. 39 (Vn/P)

Sarbu on his instruments: 'Players have always been attracted to their instruments - to the point of passion. I have also caught this "virus" and I love violins. Everything about them fascinates me: shape, varnish, elegeance of their heads, or the lack of it. Then there is that great mistery: the sound, and one never ceases to be amazed at the miraculous difference between one instrument and another. Every violin has its own personality yet it will sound different according to the individual player.' [22]

The King Maximilian Joseph and the Maggini instrument were loaned to Sato through the Stradivari Society in Chicago, the 1692 Strad through the Julliard collection.
Sato plays the Wilhelmj 1725 Strad on loan of the Nippon Music Foundation.
[115]; [147]

Teachers:

• Kim, Dr. Chin
• DeLay Dorothy - Julliard School
• Kawasaki, Masao - Julliard School
• Laredo, Jaime - Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia
• Poulet, Gerard

[54], [80]

Pupils:

• Flesch, Carl - Paris Conservatoire

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Teachers:

• Hochschule für Musik, Vienna
• Kühne, Tobias
• Navarra, André

Pupils:

• Vogler, Jan

Schmid plays on the 'Brustlein' Strad on loan of the Austrian National Bank.

[119] p 709; [131]

Schneiderhan married 1948 the sopran Irmgard Seefried. The works by Henze and Martin are dedicated to both. [119] p 709

Dedicated works:

• Henze, Hans Werner:Ariosi (1964)
• Martin, Frank:Maria Triptychon (1968)

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Schwalbé, for a long time (1957 - 1984) concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, played the King Maximilian on loan of the Axel-Springer-Stiftung Berlin to whom he returned the instrument after his retirement. [119]; [49]

Ms. Scotta was born as Frida Schytte but used the name Scotta in her profession. She married Fritz August von Kaulbach 1897. [64]; [31]

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On the Countess Polignac Shaham says: 'I had always thought of myself as a 'del Gesú' player. But then I found this fiddle. I think it's the most powerful Strad I've played on, because it'll take anything.' Bein & Fushi initially loaned him this instrument. Later, as the owner wanted to sell it, he acquired it. 'It has been a long love affair with this fiddle. After five years I feel I'm just learning how to play it. [170] p 119

Yuko Shiokawa is the wife of pianist Andras Schiff. The Emperor ex Gillot was lent to Yuko Shiokawa by conductor Rafael Kubelik, which is a son of Jan Kubelik. [137] p 340

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On the ex Reiffenberg 1717 Strad he says: 'I'm lucky to have it and I was lucky to buy it at the time when one could still afford to buy these instruments. It has a tremendous projection and also it really speaks. It has a tremendous amount of overtones that make it carry. Also it's very sturdy and is in good state of preservation...'
[44][119] p 739

Teachers:

• Jankelewitsch, Jurij - Moscow
• Besrodny, Igor - Moscow
• Andrassian, Josef - Moscow
• Galamian, Ivan - Julliard School of Music in New York

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The Guarneri del Gesů dated 1742 was lent to Ms. Soldat-Roeger by the Wittgenstein family, who also sponsored the string quartet, she founded with Elsa von Plank on second violin, Mahler's friend Natalie Bauer-Lechner on viola and Leontine Gärtner on cello. [124]

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Stadler's Stradivarius dated 1712 was for 16 years one of David Oistrakh's prefered instruments.

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Dedicated works:

• Dutilleux, Henri: Violinconcerto L"arbre des songes
• Penderecki, Krzysztof: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1977)

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Dedicated works:

• Bartok, Bela:Concerto for Violin and Orch. No. 2

Zelazowa Wola, near by Warsaw, is also Frédéric Chopin's birth place.
Szeryng was a quite uncommon character. He spoke fluently seven languages. During the WW II he was the official translator of General Sikorski's Polish Exile Government in London and gave hundreds of concerts for the Allied Forces. [119] p 774; [137] p 222; [86]

Teachers:

• Flesch, Carl - Berlin (1929 - 1932)
• Thibaud, Jacques - Paris (1932 - 1937)
• Heß, Willy - Berlin
• Bouillon, Gabriel - Paris Conservatoire
• Boulanger, Nadia - Paris Conservatoire

[119] p 775

Teachers:

• Hubay, Jeno - Budapest

Dedicated works:

• Bartók, Béla: Rhapsodies No. 1
• Bartók, Béla: "Contrasts"
• Bloch, Ernest: Violin Concerto No. 1
• Bloch, Ernest: "La Nuit exotique"
• Casella, Alfredo: Violin Concerto
• Hamilton Harty, Herbert: Violin Concerto
• Prokofjew, Sergei: "Melody" op. 35, No. 1
• Rawsthorne, Alan: Sonata for Violin
• Ysaye, Eugéne: Sonata op. 27, No. 1

Ms. Takezawa used the Ruby for 2 years, later the Hammer both on loan through the Stradivari Society, Chicago. [163]

Tertis prefered quite big instruments. He ordered his own viola "Tertis-Model", which has a length of 43 cm.

[119] p 787

Teachers:

• Haiberg, Uwe-Martin - Musikhochschule Lübeck

Thibaud died in an airplane crash 1953. His instrument, the Strad dated 1709, was destroyed in this accident. [118], p 729 and [73], p 50

^Roman Totenberg played the Ames at a London Festival Hall concert on February 28, 1961, performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent. In the early 1980s the Ames was stolen after a concert and has never been recovered. [73] p 85; [54]; [92].

Teachers:

• Flesch, Carl

Pupils:

• Wang, Mira
• Lafer, Oscar

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