About us
Šandors Gotvonī
Violin maker. Born in Riga on 19 September 1967.
Education
- 1982–1987Jāzeps Mediņš Music Secondary School, violin.
- 1987–1992Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, violin class of Professor Andris Baumanis. Bachelor's degree.
- 1994–1996Musical Instrument Academy in Moss, Norway. Violin making and restoration under the German violin makers Jean Severin and Sven Geba.
Practice
- 1995, summerJuris Jēkabsons' violin workshop, Riga.
- 1997with the violin makers Lisa Jørgensen and Thomas Bojersen in Copenhagen and Jens Stenz in Aarhus, Denmark.
- 2006, summerClemens Hildebrandt's violin workshop, Copenhagen.
- 2011, SeptemberDaber bow workshop, bow maker Vincent Tricou, Lyon, France.
Work
- 1996–2004violin workshop at R. Vāgnera iela 4, Riga.
- 2004–2019violin maker at Old Town Violin Workshop, Arhitektu iela 1-401, Riga.
- Since April 2019violin maker at Old Town Violin Workshop, K. Barona iela 24/26-39, Riga.
Sandijs Gotvoni
Education
- 2023Musikinstrumentenbauschule Mittenwald, Germany.
Major clients
- Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
- Latvian National Opera
- Sinfonietta Rīga chamber orchestra
- Liepāja Symphony Orchestra