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August 2007 rare-string instrument intelligence

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AfriClassical: Nokuthula Ngwenyama, violist of Zimbabwean-Japanese heritage

africlassical.blogspot.com

Nokuthula Ngwenyama is an American violist and violinist of Zimbabwean-Japanese heritage. The article notes she is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music and mentions forthcoming releases on the EDI Records label, her birth date and place, and details from her websites and the American Viola Society about her career and education, including Curtis Institute of Music, a Fulbright study in Paris, and a Master’s in Theological Studies at Harvard.

Australian Chamber Orchestra receives another rare instrument

playbill.com

The article reports that the Australian Chamber Orchestra received a Guarneri cello bought for A$1 million (about US$827,300) from an anonymous benefactor for the use of principal cellist Timo-Veikko Valve, with a debut planned for 2008. It also notes that in January the ACO was given a US$7 million Guarneri del Gesù violin on long-term loan from an unknown patron.

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