Olde World Violins

Our Makers

Jay Haide

Jay Haide has created a line of baroque stringed instruments using quality seasoned wood. Our expert luthier meticulously refines these instruments to our meet our requirements for an accurate baroque set up with sensitivity to fine tonal quality. Jay Haide instruments are used by many advanced and professional early music players.

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Lu Mi

Lu-Mi baroque stringed instruments are designed by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola from Helsinki, Finland with great attention to detail in order to reflect an authentic period style and a warm rich tone. Lu-Mi instruments are designed to fill the niche of a reasonably priced instrument without compromising excellent quality. Lu-Mi instruments are sold internationally and are used by many advanced and professional early music players.

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Charlie Ogle

The Charlie Ogle Workshop produces a wide variety of renaissance and baroque instruments for the early music musician. Both students and advanced players will be pleased with the quality and accessibility of these select instruments. They are an excellent value for their moderate price.

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Friends of Olde World Violins

Chatham Baroque

The Mission of Chatham Baroque is to connect diverse audiences to the passion and depth of the music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, and Early Classical periods through performing and presenting vivid and compelling programs and educational experiences. Since its founding in 1990, Chatham Baroque has become “One of the country’s most distinguished period ensembles” (Palisadian Post), and “One of Pittsburgh’s greatest treasures” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).

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Taeguk Mun

A recipient of the 2016 Janos Starker Award, laureate of the 2nd Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition and 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition, as well as the first prizewinner of Pablo Casals International Cello Competition and the 3rd Andre Navarra International Cello Competition, South Korean cellist Taeguk Mun enjoys an international career as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and an educator.

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Angela Park

Equally at home as a soloist and chamber musician Angela Park has performed throughout the North and South Americas, Europe, and East Asia. Notable appearances are solo concerts with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Seoul Philharmonic, and chamber music appearances at the Marlboro, Verbier, and Ravinia Festivals.

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Matthew Nelson

Matthew S. Nelson is a composer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his score (co-composed with Dan Haseltine) for the hit original series The Chosen and for his work as a touring and session musician. His creative voice is warm, contemplative, and sincere, valuing classical tradition while celebrating imperfection and timbral experimentation.

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Dr. Benjamin Whitcomb

Benjamin Whitcomb is a Professor of Cello and Music Theory at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he has received awards for his teaching, research, and service. An active recitalist and chamber musician, he performs more than thirty concerts a year around the country and overseas. He is a member of the Ancora String Quartet and the UW-Whitewater Piano Trio. Dr. Whitcomb is a frequent guest clinician and performer at universities and conferences throughout the country and abroad.

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