Susanne Hao, an Ontario-raised violinist, traveled to London to perform one final time with a rare nineteenth-century Stradivari loaned by the Stradivari Society of Chicago. The instrument, historically owned by Fritz Kreisler and valued at about six million dollars, has carried Hao as she performs globally before returning it; her last performance was with the London Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven in tribute to her father.
BBC News reports that a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin once stolen from Min-Jin Kym in central London sold at auction for £1.38m. The instrument was taken from a Pret A Manger near Euston in November 2010, recovered later, and initially valued along with accompanying bows.
Barry Dudley is a violin maker in Georgia who specializes in building five-string fiddles. The article discusses the historical context of five-string instruments and Dudley’s background and inspiration.
The violin, a genuine Stradivarius made in 1696 by Antonio Stradivari, was stolen from Min-Jin Kym in 2010. It sold at auction for £1.4 million, with related Peccatte and Bazin bows recovered alongside the instrument.
The Stradivarius violin owned by Korean artist Kim Min Jin was found and sold at Tarisio in London for 1.38 million pounds (about 2.26 million USD) on December 18. The instrument, crafted by Antonio Stradivarius in 1696, was stolen in 2010 near Euston station. A reward of 30,000 pounds had been offered for its return; a suspect was jailed in 2011, and related items were later recovered.
The 1696 Stradivarius violin, stolen in 2010 from a London rail station and recovered in July, sold at auction for £1.4 million ($2.3 million) at Tarisio. The instrument belonged to violinist Min Jin Kym. The sale price was below the £2-million estimate, and the new owner has not been identified.
The Romanian article reports that a Stradivarius violin stolen in December 2010 in London and recovered intact in July was sold for 1.6 million euros at a Tarisio auction.
The article discusses a Stradivarius violin aged 307 years, once stolen in November 2010 from Korean violinist Min-Jin Kym, and its eventual sale at auction for Rp 28 billion.
The page lists well-known violinists who used instruments other than old Italian violins as their primary instruments, defining an old Italian as pre-1800 and a primary instrument as one used in recordings or performances. Examples given include Christian Tetzlaff on a Greiner, Elmar Oliveira on a Koeberling or Young, Eugene Fodor on a Peresson or Vuillaume, Jimmy Lin on a Zygmuntowicz, Mark O’Connor and Hilary Hahn on Vuillaume, and Ruggiero Ricci on a Bellini.
Article discusses liutaio Claude Philippe Lebet of Campo dè Fiori and allegations of selling stolen or unauthorised violins, violas, and cellos including pieces attributed to Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati, Grancino, Guadagnini, Gotti and Ansaldo Poggi; mentions a Paganini-owned violin, a 1960 Giovanni Grancino cello sold without compensation, and a 1730 Stradivari in circulation abroad without proper licenses; references Barborini's request to put Lebet on trial and a prior four-year conviction for appropriation and trafficking.