Description
Is there any sound sweeter than the click of a violin case opening? In a rehearsal room above a bakery in Strasbourg, a girl named Inès lifts the lid every evening at six, and the smell of rosin and warm bread drifts up together. She tunes slowly, eyes closed, while the cellist downstairs pretends not to listen. Above the music stand hangs a calendar crowded with lesson times, each one circled in red ink.
This little white violin, nestled in its case and dotted with floral accents, belongs to that hush before music begins. It would make a tender gift for a student finishing her first recital, a retiring orchestra teacher, or the friend who has sat in the same concert-hall seat for twenty seasons. On a piano lid beside framed programmes, or tucked among sheet music on a study shelf, its pale porcelain glows softly, a small salute to all the hours of scales and patience that come before applause.
The details
- A white porcelain violin lying within its case
- Delicate floral accents painted across the piece
- Hand-decorated Limoges porcelain, made in France
- A thoughtful present for musicians, music teachers and loyal concertgoers
- Its pale palette sits gracefully beside a piano or bookcase
Slip a handwritten note about a favourite piece of music beside it when you give it. It would sit just as sweetly in a music teacher’s studio as on a young player’s bedroom shelf.
