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epochtimes.com
The 260-year-old Guarneri violin, once played by 18th-century prodigy Niccolò Paganini, arrived in New York and is slated to be featured at a Lincoln Center concert performed by jazz violinist Regina Carter. The instrument, valued at around 30 to 40 million USD, has a storied history and requires intensive security when lent or exhibited.
iltempo.it
The article reports Italian auction results from November 12, 2003. It notes a Tiziano painting, Santa Maria Maddalena penitente, sold for 750 euros at auction, described as a national record, with private collectors competing. It also states a Stradivari violin sold at Sotheby’s in London for 767,000 pounds, with historical context about Stradivari violins and a record 947,000 pounds achieved three years earlier in London.
fakty.ua
The article reports that a Stradivari violin dating from 1716 was sold at Sotheby’s in London for over 1.28 million dollars by an unknown collector. It also mentions a cello by the same Italian master from 1736 that did not find a buyer and was withdrawn from London auctions; overall, about 650 Stradivarius violins exist, with a record price of 1.59 million dollars for one violin.
lux.lawrence.edu
Lawrence University violinist Claude Halter won the senior division of the 2003 Wisconsin American String Teachers Association competition on November 8 at the University of Wisconsin. Halter, a junior from Vincennes, France, studied with Stephane Tran Ngoc and performed Sibelius’s Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Waltz-Scherzo, earning $100 first prize and qualifying for ASTA's national semifinals.