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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:

ViolinsCellosViolas
1709 Antonio Stradivari 1730 David Tecchler1905 Annabel Fagnola
1703 Matteo Gofriller 1780 Giuseppe Guadagnini1924 Ettore Soffritti
ca. 1730 Francesco Gofriller, ex-Willi Boskowski1830 Giovanni Dollenz 1/21957 Oreste Martini
ca. 1760 CF Landolfi 1720 Paolo Testore 3/4
1758 Antonio Gragnani, ex-Vaidman1844 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
  • Gavriel Lipkind, renowned cellist
  • Ondrej Janoska, Janoska Ensemble
  • 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.

About the Goh Family

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). Moreover, he is 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. Additionally, she is the Festival Director of AMADEUS Festival Vienna.

Both Goh Family children, Brendan and Dana, were students at the school. Brendan is currently studying at the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien. Dana studies Fine Arts at Newcastle University under a scholarship.

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. Contact our Admissions team to ask your questions or schedule a tour.

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