- Messiah Stradivarius ($20,000,000) With an estimated price of more than $20 million, the Messiah Stradivarius is the most expensive violin to ever exist. It was crafted in 1716 by Antonio Stradivari, a world-renowned maker of the best violins in the world. Stradivari created the Messiah during his golden period and stayed in his shop until his death in 1737. Violinists do not play with it as much, hence its relatively new condition. These are some of the reasons why this instrument is expensive.
It was made during Stradivari‘s “golden period” It has never been played in over 300 years of existence. Several violinists have come close to playing the violin including Jean-Delphin Alard (who gave its name), Nathan Milstein, and Joseph Joachim, but none have done so yet. At present, it is on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England.
1. Messiah Stradivarius ($20,000,000)
With an estimated price of more than $20 million, the Messiah Stradivarius is the most expensive violin to ever exist. It was crafted in 1716 by Antonio Stradivari, a world-renowned maker of the best violins in the world. Stradivari created the Messiah during his golden period and stayed in his shop until his death in 1737. Violinists do not play with it as much, hence its relatively new condition. These are some of the reasons why this instrument is expensive.
It was made during Stradivari‘s “golden period”
It has never been played in over 300 years of existence.
Several violinists have come close to playing the violin including Jean-Delphin Alard (who gave its name), Nathan Milstein, and Joseph Joachim, but none have done so yet. At present, it is on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England.
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