Why is the Stradivari violin worth 450 billion VND?

The violin has a record estimated price of up to 18 million USD (about 450 billion VND).

The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is offering the "Joachim-Ma Stradivarius" for auction. The proceeds will go to student scholarships, fulfilling the wishes of musician and NEC alumnus Ma Si-hon, who donated the instrument to the music school.

Sotheby's will conduct the auction on February 7 in New York as part of Masters Auction Week.

Artist Charlie Siem and the “Joachim-Ma Stradivarius” violin before it was auctioned in New York on February 7.

"Stradivari is a household name, like the Picasso of the violin world ," Helena Newman, chairwoman of Sotheby's Europe, told Reuters in London, where the violin went on public display on January 10.

"We estimate the violin to be worth between $12 and $18 million, which is within the record price ever achieved for a Stradivari," Helena added.

Stradivari violins can sell for millions of dollars. He is renowned for his exquisite craftsmanship, with the most sought-after violins from his “golden period” from 1700-1720.

The Stradivarius "Lady Blunt" violin made in 1721 sold for a record $15.9 million in 2011.

Before Ma Si-hon, 19th-century violinist Joseph Joachim owned the instrument. Joachim was a close associate of composer Johannes Brahms and "almost certainly" performed with the "Joachim-Ma Stradivarius" at the premiere of Brahms' "Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77" in 1879, according to Sotheby's.

The violin will be exhibited in Hong Kong and New York before the auction.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vi-sao-cay-dan-violin-cua-nghe-nhan-stradivari-co-gia-den-450-ti-dong-185250113083313999.htm