Victor Bernard

Instruments: Bow Makers | Makers

Victor Bernard was born in 1985 near Paris, France.

After being graduated from the Newark School of Violin Making in England, passionate about bow making, he multiplied work experiences with renon bowmakers in Europe.

In 2014, he joined the Atelier Flagey in Brussels and work alongside with violinmaker Joanne Van Bosterhaut.

Victor is an organiser member of Ekho in Belguim and Klanggestalten in Germany, associations created for the promotion of contemporary violin and bow making through exhibitions, concerts, masterclasses, conferences.

He is regularly taking part in international bow making exhibitions, Belgium, France, Germany, England, Ireland, United States, Japan…

He has won six gold medals at the Violin Society of America Competition enabling him to obtain the status of Hors Concours, first prize bow making Competition Viola’s Paris, one gold medal, two silver and one bronze at the Mittenwald International Bow making Competition in Germany.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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