George Enescu 's violins

The National Museum "George Enescu" holds several violins that belonged to George Enescu: three of these instruments represent cultural heritage of special value; they have been donated to the museum by Maria Cantacuzino Enescu, the wife of the musician, at the establishment of the institution, in 1956.

The Guarnieri Violin

The Guarnieri violin, also called “The Cathedral”,was made in 1731, by Giuseppe Antonio Guarnieri, one of the most notorious luthiers in Cremona, a violin of extraordinary quality, comparable only to the instruments made by Stradivarius.

In 2008, after a competition organized by the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs and the National Museum “George Enescu”, the violin has been entrusted to violinist Gabriel Croitoru, today the instrument being again played in concerts.

The Paul Kaul Violins

Unlike the Guarnieri violins, these two violins were made in the first half of the twentieth century, by Paul Kaul, especially for George Enescu. The violins provide exceptional sound quality and, of course, have an important memorial value.

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