Château de Thoiry, France, April – May, 2005
Exhibitions of the Orpheon Foundation
The Vazquez Collection of Historical String Instruments
Violins, Violas da gamba, Viola d’amore, Violoncellos, Double Basses from 1500 to 1789
Provisional photos! For the final version, please go to Festes de Thalie

Bass Viola da gamba
Bass Viola da gamba by Nikolas Leidolff, Vienna, 1695 Treble Viola da gamba by anonymous, ca. 1730

Violoncello by Simone Cimapane
Violoncello by Simone Cimapane, Rome, 1692 This instrument was played in the orchestra of Arcangelo Corelli!

Viola da gamba
Bass Viola da gamba by Nikolas Leidolff, Vienna, 1695 Treble Viola da gamba by anonymous, ca. 1730 Bass Viola da gamba by Michael Albanus, Graz, 1706

Violoncello
Violoncello of the Montagnana School, Venice, ca. 1700 Violin of the Goffriller School, Venice, ca. 1700

Violins
Violin by Nicolò Amati, Cremona, 1669 Violin by Carlo Testore, Milano, ca. 1700 Five-string violin by Joachim Tielke, Hamburg, ca. 1700

Viola & Violoncello
Viola by Johann Christoph Leidolff, Vienna, 1719 Violoncello by Anton Posch, Vienna, ca. 1700

Violin & Viola
Violin by Matthias Albanus, Bozen, ca. 1680 Violin by Johann Schorn, Salzburg, 1707 Viola by Matthias Thir, Vienna, ca. 1786