The Soil Stradivarius (pronounced [swal]) of 1714 is an antique violin made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona (1644–1737).
The instrument was made during Stradivari's "golden period" and is named after the Belgian industrialist Amédée Soil.
[1] It was sold in 1986 to its current owner, Itzhak Perlman,[2] who played this instrument while recording the Cinema Serenade with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1997.
[3] One of two Stradivari violins named after Belgian industrialist Amédée Soil, this instrument is characterized by its brilliant red varnish and a two-piece maple back with the flames of the grain joined, descending from the edges toward the center.
Other sobriquet Soil violins are the Stradivari of 1708 and two by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, 1733 and 1736.