The Guarneri "Twin" Violins

The “Baron Vitta” has been generously given to the Library of Congress by Szymon Goldberg’s wife, Miyoko Yamane Goldberg, in May 2007 so that it may reside with its “twin.”

On May 18, 2007, the “Baron Vitta” was played for the first time at the Library of Congress by Nicholas Kitchen, first violinist of the Borromeo String Quartet. Its twin, the “Kreisler” was played by Borromeo's second violinist, Kristopher Tong.

Biography and Articles:

• About Szymon Goldberg (1909-1993) and Miyoko Yamane Goldberg (1938-2006)
• About Mrs. Goldberg’s Donation of the “Baron Vitta” Guarneri Violin
  by violinist Nick Kitchen

Photos of the violins by Michael Zirkle