The 1735 Guarneri del Gesù Ladenburg violin, once owned by Dietmar Machold and played by Robert McDuffie, was purchased by a group of investors called 1735 del Gesù Partners L.P. for $3.5 million and leased back to McDuffie under a 25-year (retroactive to 1998) arrangement; McDuffie will play to maintain value and cover maintenance and insurance estimated at $15,000 to $20,000 annually.
This article discusses a 1696 Stradivarius cello owned by an anonymous U.S. donor and loaned to Denise Djokic, who performs with it at an ECMA Gala in Charlottetown; the cello is valued at $6 million and Denise won its privilege by placing first in a Canada Council competition.
The article reports on a concert by the Ludwig Quartet at Villa Prieger in Bonn, featuring Romanian musicians Liviu Casleanu, Harald Kulik, Gabriel Balka, and Michael Denhoff. The program included Enescu’s String Quartet in G major, Haydn’s String Quartet in E major, and Schubert’s String Quintet in C major, D 956, with Franz Helmerson as second cello; the performance evoked noble calm and profound emotion, ending in warm acclaim.
The page documents a faculty recital dated February 15, 2001 featuring Pamela Mia Paul (piano), Julia Bushkova (violin), Susan Dubois (viola), Eugene Osadchy (cello), and Jeff Bradetich (double bass). It includes a track list with works by Mozart and Schubert, and notes the recording is part of the College of Music Recordings collection provided by the UNT Music Library to the UNT Digital Library.
Will Bennett reports that a British violin dealer agreed to pay £3 million in damages to the estate of Gerald Segelman after a dispute over the sale of a premier violin collection; the settlement followed a High Court hearing and settles an £8 million claim brought by Peter Biddulph. The article notes the impact on the classical music world.
Brian Chesters reports listing of an automaton with a music box base and three monkeys on top playing violin, cello and harp, with a link to the eBay item http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1413438612