I'm very honoured to announce that I've been given the opportunity to play the 1869 Jean Baptiste Vuillaume (with Vuillaume model bow) from the Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank for the next three years.
28 finalists auditioned at The Royal Conservatory in Toronto last week for a 3-year loan of one of 17 fine-stringed instruments and one cello bow created between 1689 and 1929. The winner’s placement in the competition determined the order in which they chose their instrument.