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19 yr old Puerto Rican violinist in need of violin

Gabriel Baeza is an 19 year old violin virtuoso. Help him buy his dream 18th century violin.

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19 yr old Puerto Rican violinist in need of violin

19 yr old Puerto Rican violinist in need of violin

19 yr old Puerto Rican violinist in need of violin

19 yr old Puerto Rican violinist in need of violin

19 yr old Puerto Rican violinist in need of violin

Gabriel Baeza is an 19 year old violin virtuoso. Help him buy his dream 18th century violin.

Gabriel Baeza is an 19 year old violin virtuoso. Help him buy his dream 18th century violin.

Gabriel Baeza is an 19 year old violin virtuoso. Help him buy his dream 18th century violin.

Gabriel Baeza is an 19 year old violin virtuoso. Help him buy his dream 18th century violin.

Gabriel Baeza
Gabriel Baeza
Gabriel Baeza
Gabriel Baeza
1 Campaign |
Annandale-On-Hudson, United States
$655 USD 10 backers
1% of $45,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Gabriel Baeza is an 19 year old violin virtuoso. He was born in New York City and moved to Puerto Rico when he was two years old. A violin prodigy, he began to play the violin when he was three years old.

 His mother, Loida Fernandez Rivera, helped him practice all through his childhood and taught him music theory and solfege, which she is currently a professor of. 

At thirteen years old, he made his debut with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra; under the tutelage of Dr. Francisco Cabán. The concert was conducted by Roselin Pabon. 

Gabriel now studies at Bard College where he he has perfomed under Leon Botstein of the American Symphony Orchestra, cellist Luis Garcia-Renart and violinist Daniel Phillips. 

Gabriel has been lent a violin that he feels is the violin he can use most effectively. An instrument is a deeply personal thing and a connection between the performer and the instrument is critical.

Gabriel would like to purchase this violin but does not have the resources to do so. The violin is owned by a Bard professor of Music willing to sell it at the bargain price of $40,000. It is a 1750 Landolfi violin. The Landolfi family made violins around the same time as the Stadivari and the Guarneri families. To give some perspective, a Guarneri violin was recently sold for sixteen million dollars and was anonymously donated to Anne Akiko Meyers on loan to her for the rest of her life.

This story inspired Gabriel to try to buy the violin. Understanding that time is short he understands the long odds - but does not want to part with this violin without doing all that he can to keep it.

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eternal gratitude

$5 USD
Gabriel is a music student and not in a position to offer perks in a traditional sense. Any amount you donate will ensure his eternal gratitude.
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January 2016
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personal thank you note

$10 USD
Gabriel understands that this is perhaps not a terrifically exciting perk, but given his music student status he does not have the resources for traditional perks. This accompanies eternal gratitude.
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future CD

$100 USD
Gabriel will note your address and send you a recording of his work as soon as one is available
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April 2020
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tickets to concerts and photo

$500 USD
Gabriel will keep you informed of his concerts and offer you a pair of free tickets plus a personally signed autographed photo
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Half House Concert

$1,000 USD
Gabriel will perform a concert at your home provided transportation arrangements can be provided as he has no car. The concert will last half an hour.
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House Concert

$5,000 USD
Gabriel will perform a concert at your home provided transportation arrangements can be provided as he has no car. The concert will last an hour
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