Florian Leonhard Fine Violins

Specialties

With in-​house expertise, our clients can be completely reassured that they know exactly what they’re buying. We also guarantee future trade-​in on all purchases, so we are able to offer complete peace of mind all-​round. All of our instruments are accompanied by the internationally recognized certificate of Florian Leonhard, ‘world authority on fine violins’ (the Financial Times).

With a constantly expanding stock, from high quality German and French instruments to the very finest examples of Stradivari and Guaeneri del Gesù, Florian Leonhard Fine Violins offers extensive options at every level.

Buying an instrument can be a daunting process for a player. The service we provide reflects our understanding of this, and we endeavour to act with patience and integrity. The limited number of high-​end instruments available in the world means that demand is constant, and we take pride in our ability to deliver outstanding violins, violas and cellos of superb all-​round quality to our clients at all times.

Meet the Manager

Jonathan S.

Manager

New York

Jonathan Solars runs our New York shop. Having studied the violin from an early age, Jonathan attended Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied violin, baroque violin, and viola, and achieved a degree in Violin Performance. His tenure as Sales Manager for René A Morel provided the perfect education in the violin world. When Morel’s business closed in 2008, Jonathan formed his own consultancy, advising players, collectors, investors, and institutions, and completing numerous sales of top instruments in his own right. The opening of our New York shop in 2015 is a continuation of years already spent working together across the pond, and it is Jonathan’s aim to proliferate the reach of Florian’s expertise and to continue our track record of excellence working with musicians in the USA.