Rare Violins of New York is an internationally respected firm in the world of fine instruments. Co-founders Bruno Price and Ziv Arazi are unique as experienced dealers and former professional musicians, whose passion for music developed alongside their passion for instruments. Together, they use their experience to carefully place suitable instruments in deserving hands.
Messrs. Price and Arazi partnered to form Rare Violins of New York in 2002. They founded the company specifically to provide high end instruments to top musicians, and concurrently developed its internationally acclaimed workshop. Rare Violins of New York has expanded its reach to provide high quality instruments at every price range for any serious musician. Messrs. Price and Arazi have gained the trust of some of the most important musicians, collectors and foundations in the world, selling and restoring some of the world’s greatest instruments.
Bruno Price has been a dealer of fine instruments for over 25 years. He has established many important and trusting relationships with the world’s foremost musicians, collectors and dealers of great instruments. Born in Great Britain to a musical family, Mr. Price has been surrounded by music and instruments since early childhood. He trained as a cellist at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (UK), and later earned his graduate degree in Cello Performance at the University of Northern Illinois, Dekalb, where he studied with Marc Johnson of the Vermeer Quartet. Mr. Price transitioned from cellist to instrument dealer in 1986 when he joined Bein & Fushi in Chicago. He later moved to the East Coast, where in 2002 he formed Rare Violins of New York with Ziv Arazi.
Ziv Arazi was introduced to fine instrument sales through his career as a classical violinist. His established professional background in violin performance is matched by his strong business acumen. He offers a uniquely insightful approach to instrument sales that accommodates a broad range of enthusiasts and musicians. Mr. Arazi was born in Israel where he began studying violin at age seven. Moving from Tel Aviv to New York when he was 19, he studied as a scholarship student with Dorothy DeLay at The Juilliard School of Music, where he earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Violin Performance. Mr. Arazi performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician before committing himself exclusively to the business of fine instruments, later forming Rare Violins of New York with Bruno Price in 2002.
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