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leicesterbangs.blogspot.com
Leicester Bangs reports that a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin worth £1.2m was recovered. Violinist Min-Jin Kym, who had the instrument stolen over two years ago, expresses an incredible feeling of elation upon its recovery in the Midlands.
art.chosun.com
Kim Min-jin, a violinist based in the UK, recovered a Stradivarius violin valued at about 120,000 pounds (around 210 million won) that had been stolen in London three years earlier. The instrument, made in 1696 and one of only about 450 Stradivarius violins worldwide, was found last week in a building in Middlesex after a police report and expert evaluation.
prueba2.musicaantigua.com
MusicaAntigua reports that a Stradivarius violin valued at nearly two million euros, owned by Korean violinist Min-Jin Kym, was stolen in London in 2010 and later recovered in the Midlands near Birmingham. The instrument was found safe after a public appeal on Crimewatch and arrests were made in connection with the theft.
pressherald.com
The Bowdoin International Music Festival’s final concert features an all-strings program at Crooker Theater at 7:30 p.m. The program includes Bach’s Suite No. 3 for Solo Cello, BWV 1009; Beethoven’s String Quartet in G major, Op. 18, No. 2; and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70. Meta Weiss opens with the Bach cello suite, and the Shanghai Quartet and Mikhail Kopelman with a string ensemble perform the rest.
standard.co.uk
A review of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto with Daniel Hope and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Thomas Søndergård, followed by Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony. The programme opened with the UK premiere of Colin Matthews’s Turning Point.
myguitars.ru
The Stradivarius violin made in 1696, stolen in London in 2010, was recently found by British police. The instrument belonged to Min Chin Kim and is currently with its owner; it was valued at 2 million USD.
theviolinchannel.com
The article, by The Violin Channel, previews a giveaway of 3 CD copies celebrating Jennifer Higdon's world premiere Early Chamber Music works recording, recorded with the Serafin String Quartet and soloists Eric Stomberg, Molly Carr, Charles Abramovic, and Timothy Schwarz. Closes August 24, 2013; enter via a linked page.
theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports the death of American violinist Stephen Zoltan Kecskemethy, aged 68, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He served as first violinist with the Portland String Quartet for more than four decades and held teaching positions at Queens University and Bates, Bowdoin and Colby Colleges.