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scena.org
The Lipinski Stradivarius, one of fewer than 700 Stradivari instruments, was uncovered in Milwaukee and will be played by Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Frank Almond. The instrument was constructed in 1715 in Cremona and is associated with Karol Lipinski and earlier owners including Giuseppe Tartini; its current owner contacted Frank Almond in 2008 for possible sale.
ocregister.com
The article profiles violinist Augustin Hadelich, who recovered from serious burns as a teenager to win the Indianapolis International Violin Competition and become a prominent soloist. It notes his performances of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and recent activities, including appearances at Carnegie Hall and a Hollywood Bowl debut.
telegraph.co.uk
The article reports that a Stradivari cello owned by Amaryllis Fleming, half-sister of Ian Fleming, is to be auctioned online and is insured for £1.4 million; it notes the cello is one of 60 surviving Stradivari cellos.
tarisio.com
The Fleming, a Stradivari cello almost 300 years old and insured for £1.4 million, is to be sold at an online auction. Named after Amaryllis Fleming, the late British cellist and half-sister of Ian Fleming, the instrument is highly sought after and could set records in the market.
newsru.ru
The article discusses a Stradivari cello made about 300 years ago, owned by Amaryllis Fleming, Ian Fleming’s half-sister and cellist. It is insured for 1.4 million pounds (about 2.8 million USD) and will be sold at Tarisio in New York in October, with online bidding beginning October 1. It notes that the instrument is among Stradivari’s finest and references a prior record sale of the Bonjour cello for 1.3 million USD at Christie’s in 1999; proceeds will benefit the Royal Academy of Music.