Exhibitions of the Orpheon Foundation
The Vazquez Collection of Historical String Instruments
Violins, Violas da gamba, Viola d'amore, Violoncellos, Double Basses
from 1500 to 1789

The Orpheon exhibitions: a photographic panorama


Castle of Kremsegg, Upper Austria
Project description
Orpheon Foundation in the Castle of Kremsegg




Schloss Kremsegg


View of the Palace of Kremsegg from the town (1670)

The first building, housing the museum








The second building, housing the seminar rooms, the library,
the administration, the chamber music hall and the living quarters













The Renaissance Courtyard







The Seminar Rooms













THE MUSEUM



The foyer





The Badura-Skoda Collection of Historical Keyboard Instruments
Harpsichords and Fortepianos from 1770 to 1880,
all restored to playing conditions of the Classical to the Romantic Periods











Harpsichord by Kirkmann, London, end of the 18th C.




Fortepiano by Schanz, Vienna , end of the 18th C.



Fortepiano by Clementi, London, 1812



The Collection of Wind Instruments of the Streitwieser Foundation.
Over 5000 examples of original wind instruments and exact reproductions,
including some instruments of historical importance

























An exact reproduction of the trumpeter of Bach's orchestra,
completely crafted out of silber and gold, like the original

Visit also the historical string instruments of the
Orpheon Foundation in the Castle of Kremsegg


updated 20.11.2007