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October 2008 rare-string instrument intelligence

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World First Paganini Competition winners perform together on the same stage in unique Moscow concert

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The article reports a concert in Moscow featuring past winners of the Moscow International Violin Paganini Competition, including Ivan Pochekin, Nadir Khashimov, Eugen Tichindeleanu, Lena Semenova, Kwun Hyuk Joo, Daniil Austrich, Rodion Petrov, Olga Volkova, Antal Szalai and Alena Baeva. The event, held at the Grand Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory, coincides with Niccolo Paganini's 226th birthday and features a Paganini piece program conducted by Gintaras Rinkevicius, with the Moscow National Academic Symphony Orchestra. A violin once owned by Paganini, named Ex-Paganini created by Carlo Benzoni, was acquired by Maxim Viktorov at Sotheby’s on November 1, 2005.

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Star violinist David Garrett held by border police at the airport because of his instrument

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David Garrett, a star violinist, was detained at the airport while traveling from New York because he had his J.B. Guadagnini violin, valued at about 850,000 euros. The officer initially would not let him through, citing customs rules for non-EU travelers, but Garrett eventually was allowed to proceed after presenting proof of purchase and insurance.

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In Germany Stradivarius violin stolen, valued at about three million euros, reports AP

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The article reports that a Stradivarius violin owned by German violinist and conductor Roderick von Bennigsen from Hanover was stolen from his ancestral castle. The instrument, valued at about three million euros, and additional items were taken. The theft was discovered after the fact, with police noting other items stolen from the castle and mentioning an annual classical music festival at Bennigsen's family castle.

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