Jürgen Klier

Maker Overview

Jürgen Klier is a German master violin maker based in Möhrendorf, near Erlangen, Bavaria. He trained in Bubenreuth, one of Germany’s principal centres of violin making, and established his own workshop after qualifying as a Geigenbaumeister (Master Violin Maker). He builds violins, violas, and cellos, and also undertakes restoration and repair work.

Klier received the Gold Medal for violin at the Third German Violin Making Competition of the Georg Hesse Foundation in 1986. In 1989 he was awarded the honorary prize of the Associazione Liutaria Italiana “Cremona” at the International Violin Making Competition in Mittenwald. His instruments are played by professional musicians worldwide and are recognised for combining traditional German craftsmanship with refined tonal qualities.

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