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julianlloydwebber.com
The article discusses the Glass Cello Concerto as featured in The Strad December 2004, part of The Concerto Project vol.1, with Julian Lloyd Webber on cello accompanied by Jonathan Haas and Evelyn Glennie, conducted by Gerard Schwarz with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
playbill.com
Kwun Hyuk-Ju, a violinist from South Korea, won the International Paganini Violin Competition in Moscow, according to Itar-Tass. The jury was chaired by Sergei Stadler, and there was no second prize awarded; Yakaterina Frolova of Russia and James Lee of the UK tied for third place. Alonya Bayeva of Russia received the use for the next year of a Stradivarius from Russia's collection of rare instruments.
latimes.com
The Associated Press reports that Herbert Axelrod, who sold instruments to the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, pleaded guilty in a tax fraud case. He faced up to three years in sentencing and had previously been accused of concealing $775,000 in Swiss accounts and had his collection of instruments questioned for authenticity.
deseret.com
The Deseret News article discusses Joseph Rashid, a Nevada City violin maker who has completed his 95th violin at age 95. The piece notes that his instruments have been played by renowned musicians such as Yehudi Menuhin and members of major orchestras, and compares Rashid to Antonio Stradivari in longevity. Rashid plans to finish two more violins in 2005 and has never sold any of his 95 violins, which remain in his home workshop.