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oklahoman.com
Oliveira's love of fine violins shows throughout career. The article discusses violin maker Antonio Stradivari, the Guarneri del Gesu known as the Stretton, and Oliveira's own collection, including his 1692 Strad, Molitar Stradivari of 1697, and involvement with the Henry Hottinger collection.
nypost.com
Juilliard student Meesun Hong left her Mozzani violin, valued at $40,000, in a taxi cab after dinner near Herald Square. Hong, 22, from Washington Heights, offered a $500 reward and contacted cab companies, police stations, and pawnbrokers with no success.
fakty.ua
The article reports that a Stradivarius violin found by traffic police in Rovenskaya region was a sophisticated fake. It notes the instrument was allegedly made in the late 19th century in a German factory, with an estimated Western value around $1,000, contrasting with genuine Stradivaris worth millions. The find was made inside a KamAZ cab during a checkpoint stop, involving Azerbaijani citizen Elshan Safarov and two Lu гаan residents, and it mentions prior similar seizures.