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is.fi
The article reports that a Finnish musician Hogne Strömnes from Turku had a valuable violin stolen in Tallinn, along with liquor, gold jewelry and cosmetics. The instrument is a roughly 300-year-old violin made by luthier Mathias Kloz (1656-1743).
morningjournal.com
David Katz's family perished in concentration camps and violinist Francis Akos of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra lost a centuries-old Gagliano; both survived the Holocaust and valued instruments despite losses. The article discusses Nazi looting of Stradivari, Guarneri, and Amati violins, based on newly declassified documents, and how these looted instruments may become a focus for reparations and historical inquiry.
rondomagazin.de
The review discusses the album My Tunes featuring Jan Vogler (cello), the Dresdner Kapellsolisten, and Helmut Branny. It covers pieces by Edward Elgar, Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowski, Max Bruch, Mancini, Bach, and Ernest Bloch, noting the warmer Montagnana cello sound, focused expressiveness, and the balance between emotion and restraint.
soundpostonline.com
The article discusses dendrochronology analysis of the Messiah Stradivarius presented by Professor Henri D. Grissino-Mayer at the Violin Society of America meeting. It includes Grissino-Mayer’s background,研究 interests, and his work with tree-ring dating and related fire-history methods.