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The post covers Josef Lazar Model 20 Violin Outfit (4/4) listed at 499.99 dollars, now available at Musician's Friend. It describes features such as a hand-carved spruce top, flamed maple back and sides, ebony fingerboard and fittings, French bridge, Thomastic Dominant strings, hand-rubbed oil varnish, and a deluxe case with bow and accessories.
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The article reports that Sotheby's London auctions on March 11 will feature a collection of musical instruments, including violins from collector Albert Cooper. It highlights that over 300 lots include notable pieces, such as a 1720 Alessandro Galliano violin and a unique 1741 Guarneri del Gesù violin nicknamed Ex-Viêtan, valued around 6 million USD. Maxim Viktorov, a prominent collector of antique violins, is quoted discussing the rarity of masterworks appearing at public auctions.
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The article describes Harry Wahl, a prominent Viipuri-based merchant, and his collection of valuable violins including Stradivarius, Guarneri, and Amati instruments. After the Soviet capture of Viipuri, most instruments remained with the Russians, but 32 valuable violins were saved for Finland by Onni Suhonen, Wahl’s protegé. A manuscript (testament) found by Maija-Stiina Roine in her father Voitto Valdemar Kolho’s books revealed the disposition of the instruments, explaining why Suhonen could rescue most of the prized violins, with a few remaining behind, notably the Santo Serafin violin and Lorenzo Storioni viola.
gazeta.ru
The article reports that the ancient violin Ex-Vétan, a work by Giuseppe Guarneri, will be played by Pinhas Zukerman with the Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra under Alexander Vedernikov at the Conservatory. The instrument, dating to 1741 and associated with Henri Viétan, was purchased by Viktorov through Sotheby’s; the sale price was not disclosed and surpassed the world auction record for a musical instrument.
ntv.ru
The article discusses the world’s most expensive violin, named Ex-Vetāan, played by Pinchas Zukerman at the Moscow Conservatory. It notes the instrument cost almost $7 million, surpassing the previous record holder Hammer by Antonio Stradivari sold for $3.5 million at Christie’s. The instrument was crafted by Italian maker Giuseppe Guarneri 267 years ago, and was formerly private property until 2008.
newsru.ru
The article reports that in Moscow, for the first time in over 70 years, the most expensive musical instrument in the world was showcased to 160 listeners at a private concert at the House of Pashkov. Collector Maxim Viktorov bought Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu violin (dated 1741) at Sotheby’s for 3.9 million dollars, surpassing the previous world auction record held by Stradivari’s instruments; Israeli virtuoso Pinchas Zukerman performed, accompanied by the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra.
cbc.ca
Pinchas Zukerman performed on the Guarneri del Gesu violin, bought by Maxim Viktorov for $3.9 million, in Moscow for the first time in over 70 years. The instrument, associated with 18th-century Cremona makers and once owned by Henri Vieuxtemps, was presented in a private concert and did not receive a standing ovation.
blogs.lawrence.edu
Lawrence University student musicians dominated the 13th Neale-Silva Young Artists competition in Madison, with four of five winners. The winners include pianists Amy Lauters, Will Martin, and Michael Smith, and the string quartet Danielle Simandl (violin), Katie Ekberg (violin), Sarah Bellmore (viola), Max Hero (cello), plus clarinetist Brian Viliunas of Milwaukee; Simandl advanced to the finals as a soloist.
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The article reports that Russian lawyer Maxim Viktorov bought a renowned Italian violin by Guarneri for $3.9 million at Sotheby’s, setting a world instrument auction record. He held a private concert in Moscow attended by 160 public figures, with Israeli violinist Pinchas Zukerman performing a piece, and Viktorov noting the instrument’s fragility and his wish for a master musician to premiere it. The piece discusses the violin’s maker Guarneri, its Italian Cremonese lineage, and the broader notion of violin culture.