The violin that Mozart owned has left the museum which houses it for the occasion.

Austrian musician Christophe Koncz has just recorded a CD with the Louvre Musicians Orchestra in which he plays Mozart's five concertos.

For the occasion, he took possession of the instrument used at the time by the famous composer. 

For the first time in the history of music, an Austrian violinist has just recorded Mozart's five violin concertos with the instrument used by the famous composer himself.

This musician, Christophe Koncz, after hours of rehearsal, recorded a disc published by Sony with the orchestra of the Musicians of the Louvre.

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It is a 300 year old violin, dark in color.

But it is not a Stradivarius, the name of the luthier who made it is also unknown.

This is the instrument with which Mozart played and gave his concerts until he was 25, before giving it to his sister.

A singing sound

This violin has a brilliant, singing sound, which is everything Mozart loved.

And it was the Austrian violinist Christoph Koncz, member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, who had the honor to take it out of the Salzburg Museum.

We had to tame the instrument, a few hours a day, and not let ourselves be intimidated.

"The high register of this violin is very pretty. You can really make singing music," he marvels.

"The person who has worked the most on this instrument" since Mozart

So much so that the violinist had the magical impression of speaking directly with Mozart.

"They gave me the violin in my hands, they closed the door and left me alone for three or four hours. I directly played all the Mozart concertos, I was so happy. ) Since Mozart's death, I think I am the person who has worked the most on this instrument ". 

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The most fascinating thing is undoubtedly to imagine that the sound which comes out of this violin is that which Mozart produced himself.

It is ultimately like a step back in time, a return to the 18th century.