The article reports that the Greenville Symphony Orchestra is holding auditions for per service string positions in each string section and for substitute/extra musicians in all sections. Auditions are scheduled in Greenville on June 6 for sub/extra musicians (wind, brass, percussion) and on June 7 for section violin, viola, cello, bass positions and sub/extra musicians (strings). Interested applicants should send a letter of interest with a one-page résumé to obtain the list of excerpts, application form, and additional information; inquiries must be postmarked, faxed, or emailed by Friday.
NPR reports on Jing Wang, an eighteen-year-old violinist, who was detained at a Russian airport for not declaring his expensive Stradivarius; after proving the violin was genuine, officials issued him a bodyguard. Jing plays the Round of the Goblins by Antonio Bazzini.
The page reports on the exhibition Andrea Amati a Genova, dedicated to Cremonese violin making, held at Palazzo Tursi in Genova from 18 May to 10 June 2007. It mentions the violino Amati Carlo IX from the Cremonese civic collection and Paganini’s Cannone by Guarneri del Gesù, highlighting the Amati family’s influence on violin making and a related seminar at Palazzo Ducale on 28 May 2007 with speakers including Carlo Chiesa, Bruce Carlson, Fausto Cacciatori, Marco Fioravanti, Alberto Giordano, and Pio Montanari.
The article reports that a Stradivari violin worth between two and 2.5 million euros was stolen from a musician in Vienna. Also stolen were a Vuillaume violin worth about 120,000 euros, jewelry, and electronic equipment.
A violin labeled as a Stradivarius, valued at about 2.5 million euros, was stolen in Vienna from a Austrian musician's residence. A Vuillaume violin valued at about 120,000 euros, plus jewelry and electronics, also disappeared; the violins were kept in a safe that was forced, and the thieves are described as professionals.
Article reports that thieves stole a Stradivarius violin valued at €2.5 million from a home safe; another violin in the same incident was valued at €120,000. The instrument is attributed to Antonio Stradivari. The piece also mentions a historically notable Stradivarius violin found in a trash bin in Los Angeles in 2004 valued at $3.5 million and other anecdotes about Stradivari instruments.
The article reports that a Stradivari violin, valued between 2 and 2.5 million euros, was stolen from a musician in Vienna. It also mentions another violin by French maker Jean Baptiste Vuillaume valued around 120,000 euros, plus jewelry and electronic equipment.
The article reports the theft of valuable Stradivarius violins from a Vienna apartment. The ensemble included a Stradivarius valued at about 2.5 million euros (roughly 70.7 million Kč), plus another Vuillaume violin and three historical bows. International police via Interpol issued a search for the instruments.
A Stradivarius violin valued at two and a half million euros was stolen from a safe in a private Vienna home, along with a Vilmos violin valued at 120,000 euros and two bows totaling 12,000 euros. The owner, a 49-year-old violinist, reported the theft after returning from a concert in Germany; the thief used an acetylene torch and the suspect remains at large as Interpol issues a wanted notice.
News item reports a Stradivari violin worth up to EUR2.5 million (US$3.36 million) plus a Vuillaume violin and three bows were stolen from a Vienna musician; police described the perpetrators as professionals. The victim was a 49-year-old musician involved in a recital in Germany when the break-in occurred, and Antonio Giacomo Stradivari is noted as the renowned master builder of violins.
The article reports the theft of a Stradivari violin in Vienna, valued at at least 2 million euros (potentially up to 2.5 million euros). The instrument was kept in a safe accessed with a thermal cutting torch; additional violins worth about 120,000 euros and three valuable bows were also stolen. The burglary occurred at a musician's home, whose identity was not disclosed.