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Charles T. Downey reviews Paolo Pandolfo's performance at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C. The piece discusses Pandolfo, a viola da gamba performer, in the context of a Friends of Music concert series at Dumbarton Oaks.
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The article reports a music student in San Francisco who had previously claimed the theft of an 18th-century violin; the instrument, valued at €300,000, was found at the steps of a church in San Francisco. Upon questioning, the violist admitted her lie and that she had the instrument, a Gagliano from 1761, on loan.
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A San Francisco violin student, Sabina Rhee-Nakajima, initially reported that her rare $175,000 Gagliano violin was stolen but later confessed to inventing the story. The instrument, along with three bows, was recovered undamaged and had been on loan from a prominent musician.
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NPR reports Nicholas Kenyon presents Must-Have Mozart, featuring a recording of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Strings by the Vienna Philharmonic. The piece highlighted is from Deutsche Grammophon DG 453 043, with soloists Gidon Kremer (violin) and Kim Kashkashian (viola), conducted by Nicholas Harnoncourt, and the Presto excerpt is provided.
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NPR discusses Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and strings with Nicholas Kenyon presenting. The recording highlighted is by the Vienna Philharmonic with soloists Gidon Kremer (violin) and Kim Kashkashian (viola), conducted by Nicholas Harnoncourt, from Deutsche Grammophon DG 453 043.