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galerierichard.com
The page announces an exhibition titled Masters of NYC featuring Ron Gorchov, Alain Kirili, Judy Pfaff, Alexander Ross, and Frank Stella at Galerie Richard in Paris, with dates in 2009. It discusses the artists and their significance, noting their New York roots and shaped canvases by Gorchov.
nytimes.com
The article discusses André Previn conducting the premiere of his Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, written in 2006, featuring violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and violist Yuri Bashmet with the Orchestra of St. Luke's. It notes the two-movement work lasts about 20 minutes, its conservative tonal style, and comments on the soloists' reduced cadenzas and the orchestra's colorful textures.
nytimes.com
James Barron and Sewell Chan report that a 17th-century oil painting, Portrait of a Musician Playing a Bagpipe, seized from Max Stern’s German-ruled collection by the Nazis, was returned to Stern’s estate at a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan. The painting, signed as 1632 and by an unknown Dutch artist, was part of a forced sale arranged with Lempertz Auction House. The event marks a milestone in restitution efforts by the Max Stern Art Restitution Project.
france24.com
The Austrian town of Linz will return a Klimt painting to the descendants of Aranka Munk, whose family was robbed by the Nazis; the portrait identified as Ria Munk is valued at about 15 million euros.
codart.nl
JPMorgan Chase & Co sues Louis Reijtenbagh alleging failure to repay loans and illicitly moved artwork by Rembrandt, Picasso and others as collateral; among the artworks is a painting by Gerrit Berckheyde that was recently acquired by the Rijksmuseum; the Rijksmuseum is investigating the claim, and the work is part of Pride of place: Dutch cityscapes of the Golden Age at the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
fineartpublicity.com
Art from the University of Iowa Museum to Open at the Figge Art Museum features works by Jackson Pollock, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse from the University of Iowa Museum of Art, organized for display at the Figge Art Museum, including Pollock’s Mural (1943) and other modern masterworks; the exhibition runs from April 19 to August 2 in Davenport, Iowa.
kreislermusic.com
The page discusses viola bows, highlighting the top-quality AAA Pernambuco wood with silver fittings and a peg-cut model. It lists related Bow options including Brazilian wood with white-brass and PETZ Vienna Series II options, and includes a customer testimonial about value and ease of use.
thinkns.com
CiCi Lau of Shreveport, Louisiana won the NS Design WAV violin in the NS Design – Electric Violin Shop Giveaway at the ASTA conference in Atlanta. The event drew over 700 entries and two other WAV violins sold to young players from Shreveport.
sj-r.com
Tim Fain is highlighted as the solo violinist for Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, with context about the concerto's renowned difficulty and a note on Iso Briselli's connection to the work. The Illinois Symphony Orchestra is mentioned as performing the piece.
ziare.com
The article reports that thieves who robbed the Bilbao luthier Inaki Perez Ortega's workshop sold two Stradivarius-style violins for 60 euros. The violins were among four stolen from Ortega, with the other two made in the Guarneri style and valued at about 6,000 euros each according to Adevarul.