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blog.feinviolins.com
Elizabeth Pitcairn, born in 1973 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is linked to the 1720 ‘Red Mendelssohn’ Violin, which reportedly sold for about $1.7 million. The article notes her studies with Robert Lipsett, her Gamma Phi Beta sorority membership, and her roles at the Colburn School, Luzerne Music Festival, and as a guest artist/teacher.
bodovosshenrich.com
The post discusses designing an instrument for the play “au fil des myths,” inspired by a spinning wheel and an electrical violoncello; it notes the instrument can be played like a cello but isn’t suitable for spinning wool.
torontosun.com
The article reports that London, Ontario cellist Christine Newland sold her 18th-century cello by Joannes Franciscus Celoniatus for $500,000 to the Canada Council Instrument Bank, which renamed it in her honor as the Newland Joannes Franciscus Celoniatus cello. The instrument, made in 1730 in Turin, Italy, was purchased for loan purposes and is now valued at $750,000 as part of a bank with 19 instruments.
swissinfo.ch
The article reports that a Stradivari violin forgotten in a Bern S-Bahn was returned to its owner after about two days. A male passenger was seen on video taking the violin and later handed it to the lost-and-found at Bern station; the owner expressed relief and gratitude.
telegraph.co.uk
In Switzerland, a Stradivarius violin possibly worth several million pounds was handed in to a lost-property office after a musician left it on a train near Bern. The instrument, built by Antonio Stradivari, was lent by the owner to a musician friend who forgot it on the train and could not recover it after staff conducted a search.
en.vijesti.me
The Stradivarius violin, worth several million euros, was found in the lost and found office at Bern station after a musician forgot it on a train.
classic.newsru.com
The article reports that a Swiss musician forgot a Stradivarius violin on a commuter train from Biella to Thule, valued at about 2.5 million USD; the instrument was recovered four days later and returned to its owner. The violin was lent to the musician by a friend for a performance, and the loss prompted an investigation after surveillance footage identified the likely thief; the violin was eventually found at Bern station's lost-and-found and returned to the owner. The piece notes that there are about 650 Stradivarius violins in the world and that the average value is around 2.5 million USD, with the most expensive violin sold for 16 million USD in 2011.
20min.ch
The article discusses Antonio Stradivari violins as the world’s most valuable instruments. A man found a Stradivari on a Bern S-Bahn luggage rack and returned it to passerby Alexandre Dubach, with the finder later claiming the reward discussion would remain a secret; the violin is valued at up to 6 million Swiss francs.
svt.se
The Swedish SVT News story reports that a musician forgot a Stradivarius violin of several million kronor on a train in Switzerland; the instrument was later recovered from a lost-and-found office in Bern. The article notes that around 600 Stradivarius violins exist and are often valued at several million kronor, and mentions a 102 million kronor sale of a rare example last year to aid victims of the Japan earthquake.
classicfm.com
Nicola Benedetti is warned after two Stradivarius violins, worth up to £12 million, were carried on tour and left on a train in Switzerland. The instruments were lent by banker Jonathan Moulds, and Benedetti described the experience as terrifying.