Bärbel Bellinghausen

Baerbel Bellinghausen is devoted to sound: Stringed instruments have been part of her life ever since her youth. She is thrilled to build new violins, violas, and cellos in Vienna, a city full of inspiring music, handicraft and art. For Baerbel, musical instruments should first and foremost serve musicians as perfect tools for practising their art. This can only succeed if the builder has already produced an individual, expressive piece of craftsmanship with a strong tonal statement. Each violin embodies a new idea, unique like its players.

In 2020 she launched the ViolinCocoon Vienna label, which designs fine textile covers for string instruments, fairly and sustainably fabricated in Vienna. When Baerbel is not busy in her workshop, she goes fishing with her son, relaxes on the couch with her cat or spends the evening indulging in her greatest passion: Opera.