World Famous Violin

Some of the famous high-priced violins..

"Ex-Vieuxtemps" by Guarneri del Gesu -US$3,900,000 "The Hammer" by Antonio Stradivari -US$3,544,000 "Solomon Ex-Lambert" by Antonio Stradivari -US$2,728,000 "Lady Tennant" by Antonio Stradivari -US$2,032,000 "The Red Mendelssohn" by Antonio Stradivari -US$1,686,700 "Kreutzer Strad" by Antonio Stradivari -US$1,580,000 "Taft" by Antonio Stradivari -US$1,326,000 "Ex-Vieuxtemps" This famous violin by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu, was being played by Israeli violin virtuoso Pinchas Zukerman during a concert in Pashkov House, Moscow, on March 21 2008. This instrument is bought by Lawyer Maxim Viktorov at Sotheby's auction in Feburary, 2008.It was sold for a world-record price of US$3.9 million dollars. Violinist Pinchas Zukerman performed to a repertoire of Bach, Mozart and Bruch pieces with the orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre. This del Gesu violin was made in 1741 and later belonged to Henri Vieuxtemps, a Belgian composer, a violin prodigy, and a court soloist to Tsar Alexandar II.  "The Hammer" "The Hammer", a violin by Antonio Stradivari, was first owned by Swedish collector Christian Hammer. On May 16 2006, it sets a new world record then at an auction at Christie's New York. The violin goes to an anonymous telephone bidder, with a high price of $3,544,000, over $1 million above its high estimate. It also broke the record of a Stradivarius, "The Lady Tennant" set in year 2005. This famous violin was probably made during a chilly period between 1645 and 1715, when the wood used may be of unique quality. The unusual cold spell is one reason Stradivarius violins are highly priced.