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Jason Price is the Director and Expert of Tarisio, the world's leading dealer and auctioneer of fine stringed instruments.

Career:

Jason was born in 1976 in rural Connecticut and grew up in suburban Washington, DC. He began studying the cello at age 9 and shortly thereafter became interested in violin making and restoration.

In 1994 he enrolled in Williams College in Massachusetts in a degree program in English Literature. A year later he left Williams and enrolled at Cremona’s school of violin making, but lasted just two weeks there before deciding to study with Renato Scrollavezza in Parma. After living and working in Cremona and Parma for three years he returned to the US, where he completed his degree at Williams.

In 1999, while still a student, Jason launched Tarisio Auctions together with two partners. Tarisio quickly grew and soon overtook Christies and Sotheby's in global market-share of fine instrument sales.

In 2003 Jason led Tarisio in the sale of the Collection of Isaac Stern which featured five of Mr. Stern's instruments, his legendary collection of bows, his Steinway C and numerous books, manuscripts and artwork collected by the late maestro.

In 2010 Jason bought out his partners and began a period of intense growth for Tarisio which included increased private sales, the opening of a London office in Marylebone, a merger with the Rene A. Morel workshop in New York. This period of growth ultimately led to the closure of the musical instrument departments at Christies and Sotheby's in 2013 and 2014 respectively.

In 2011 Jason led the sale of the Lady Blunt Stradivarius which was sold for a world record sum of $15.9m USD.

In 2012 Jason led Tarisio to acquire the Cozio Archive, which has become the most complete source for iconography, provenance and pricing information for the world's great instruments.

Jason is the primary expert for Tarisio’s attributions and serves as a consultant and advisor to numerous orchestras, foundations and private collections.

Articles:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-i-made-it-jason-price-founder-of-tarisio-dwngdw680rl

https://www.wsj.com/articles/urban-gardner-tarisio-fine-instruments-bows-is-a-testament-to-timelessness-1409795555

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/02/17/bij-vioolhandel-is-authenticiteit-bepalend-1588275-a186065

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qBHwdR4oIvQC&dq=WHEN+A+STRANGE+PURSUIT+BECOMES+A+CAREER+PATH