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The Strad Calendar 2026: The Canimex Collection

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One of the most active foundations supporting the arts in Canada, Canimex has been running for 25 years. The 2026 Calendar showcases twelve of the finest instruments it regularly loans to players, including five by Antonio Stradivari, two by Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ and – a first for The Strad Calendar – a modern octobass.

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The Strad Calendar 2026: The Canimex Collection

One of the most active foundations supporting the arts in Canada, Canimex has been running for 25 years. The 2026 Calendar showcases twelve of the finest instruments it regularly loans to players, including five by Antonio Stradivari, two by Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ and – a first for The Strad Calendar – a modern octobass.
The twelve instruments featured this year are:
  • 1691 ‘Leopold Auer’ Antonio Stradivari violin
  • 1699 ‘Dubois’ Antonio Stradivari cello
  • 1710 ‘Meneses’ Matteo Gofriller cello
  • 1712 ‘Viotti, Hottinger’ Antonio Stradivari violin
  • 1727 ‘Eugenio di Barbaro’ Antonio Stradivari violin
  • 1741 ‘Titan’ Giuseppe Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin
  • 1741 ‘Bohrer, Baumgartner’ Giuseppe Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin
  • 1767 Nicolò Gagliano cello
  • 1773–78 ‘Crafoord’ Giovanni Battista Guadagnini viola
  • 1785 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin
  • 2019 Octobass
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Weight 0.553 kg
Dimensions 44 × 30 cm

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