Axelrod quartet
The Axelrod quartet, on display in the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History. From left to right: Greffuhle violin (1709), Axelrod viola (1696), (1677), and (1688).
The Axelrod quartet is a set of four Stradivarius instruments collected by Herbert R. Axelrod. The collection consists of the Greffuhle violin, Axelrod viola, , and .
In 1997, Axelrod donated them to the Smithsonian Institution. Their value at the time was estimated at $50 million.[1]
The Axelrod quartet is sometimes played.[2] Another cello, the Servais Stradivarius, which is also in the Smithsonian's collection, is occasionally added to the Axelrod quartet in concert.
References[]
- ^ "Indicted Violin Donor Flees To Cuba -Axelrod". Archived from the original on 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ Axelrod Strads Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. NPR, 2004
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