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art-crime.blogspot.com
Catherine Sezgin of ARCA Blog discusses the documentary Orchestra of Exiles, focusing on Dorit Straus, an ARCA lecturer, and her family’s history, including a Stradivarius violin once owned by Bronislaw Huberman that was stolen and recovered.
sudouest.fr
The article from Sud Ouest reports that a man in Bordeaux risks being charged after attempting to sell an archer belonging to a professional cellist. The value of the archer is cited as about 4,000 euros, and the case involves police actions following an online listing and a trap set by investigators.
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
The 1709 Stradivarius violin loaned to the Manchester Camerata will be played by Giovanni Guzzo at Colne Muni later this month; the instrument is loaned by philanthropist Jonathan Moulds.
npr.org
The article discusses Benoit Rolland, a bow maker, and his work over four decades on violins, violas, and cellos, including his 1,400 bows. It is written by Andrea Shea for NPR’s Deceptive Cadence section, published October 6, 2012.
sueddeutsche.de
The article discusses a clash between customs officers and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble over Stradivari and Guarneri violins confiscated from Yuzuko Horigome and Yuki Manuela Janke, with values of about 6 million euros and 900,000 euros respectively; the issue involved import VAT and alleged tax evasion, and Schäuble ordered the violins released.
seenandheard-international.com
Roger Tapping was announced by Juilliard President Joseph W. Polisi as joining the Juilliard String Quartet beginning September 2013, and joining Juilliard’s viola faculty in fall 2013. He is currently on the faculty of New England Conservatory and was formerly a member of the Takács Quartet. The quartet’s lineup includes violinists Joseph Lin and Ronald Copes and cellist Joel Krosnick.
npr.org
The article discusses Esa-Pekka Salonen's Violin Concerto and its debut recording featuring violinist Leila Josefowicz; it notes Salonen's influence on the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the work’s award-winning status.
telegraph.co.uk
Alix Kirsta reports on Dietmar Machold, a leading violin dealer, who is on trial for allegedly defrauding investors of millions in a case centered on Stradivarius violins.
cn.nytimes.com
The page reports on a Stradivarius violin allegedly donated by Joseph Goebbels to Nejiko Suwa, including details of the gift in Berlin in 1943, the involvement of Hiroshi Oshima, and uncertainties about the violin's provenance and current location; it also mentions related violins seized from other musicians and archival notes from Vienna identifying a Stradivarius labeled Cremonensis faciebat Anno 1722.
newswire.com
Ashot Tigranyan, a world renowned Russian conductor and concert violinist, acquired a 2011 violin crafted by Eric Benning of Benning Violins in Los Angeles. The instrument, modeled after Tommaso Balestrieri’s 1748 violin, is intended for Tigranyan’s upcoming Mallorca tour.