Instrument Collection
AMADEUS Music and Arts Academy (AMAA) provides students the opportunity to perform using a variety of instruments from its collection.
The Goh Family Collection
The Goh Family Collection consists of string instruments from some of the most important makers in history. These instruments were accumulated over a few decades by Dr Wilson Goh and Mrs Karen Goh.
Through the generosity of the Goh Family, the instruments are available for loan to promising young musicians or even established musicians for the purpose of furthering their careers, while establishing that the beneficiaries of such instruments must always look out for opportunities to do their part for the betterment of society through their musical performances.
For further information, please contact the School Office (school.office@amadeus-vienna.com).
Some notable instruments in the collection include:
| Violins | Cellos | Violas |
|---|---|---|
| 1709 Antonio Stradivari | 1730 David Tecchler | 1905 Annabel Fagnola |
| 1703 Matteo Gofriller | 1780 Giuseppe Guadagnini | 1924 Ettore Soffritti |
| ca. 1730 Francesco Gofriller, ex-Willi Boskowski | 1830 Giovanni Dollenz 1/2 | 1957 Oreste Martini |
| ca. 1760 CF Landolfi | 1720 Paolo Testore 3/4 | |
| 1758 Antonio Gragnani, ex-Vaidman | 1844 JB Vuillaume | |
| 1789 Lorenzo Storioni | 1967 Arturo Fracassi | |
| 1859 Honore Derazey, ex- Shulz | ||
| 1909 Giuseppe Pedrazzini | ||
| 1857 Giuseppe Baldantoni | ||
| 1889 Ettore Soffritti | ||
| 1900 Paulus Pilat |
Some of the artists who are using instruments from the Goh Family Collection include:
– Yury Revich, winner of the Echo Klassik newcomer award 2016
– Liwei Qin, Tchaikovsky competition silver medalist, professor at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory
– Brendan Goh, winner of New York International Artist Association Competition, 2017
– Robert Lakatos, winner of the Sarasate Competition
– Gavriel Lipkind, renowned cellist
– Ljuba Kalmykova, Amadeus Music and Arts Academy Ambassador
Being founders of AMADEUS International School Vienna, the Goh Family also supports talented students aspiring to be professional musicians from the school with instrument loans and scholarships. Amadeus International School Vienna is set up as an IB (International Baccalaureate) school, with a strong emphasis on music and the arts. It is also a boarding school catering to students from all over the world. It now has students from over 45 different nations.
Dr Wilson Goh is a dental surgeon by profession, and is the founder and managing director of GPA Dental Group (with 17 dental surgeons), as well as Atelier Z Dental Lab (a fully cad cam digital dental laboratory). He is also the chairman of the board of trustees, AMADEUS International School Vienna. Mrs Karen Goh was a professional cellist. Currently living in Vienna, she is the board appointed Director of the AMADEUS Music and Arts Academy, which is part of AMADEUS International School Vienna.
Both Goh Family children, Brendan and Dana, are students at the school and Brendan is also concurrently a second year undergraduate at the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien, under the tutelage of Prof Lilia Shulz- Bayrova. Dana studies the viola as well and aspires to be an artist in the field of visual and design arts.
We welcome the opportunity for prospective students and their families to visit AMADEUS Vienna and learn more about our unique programme and inspiring school environment.