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news.illinoisstate.edu
The article discusses a free concert at Kemp Recital Hall featuring Baroque chamber works performed by Sarah Gentry on violin, Adriana Ransom on cello, Kim Risinger on flute, and guest harpsichordist Stephen Alltop. The instrument used is the 250-year-old ex Persinger Guarneri Del Gesu violin, once owned by Louis Persinger and now provided by two Illinois State University alumni.
news.nus.edu.sg
The article reports on the Singapore International Violin Competition hosted by the NUS Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, highlighting the participation of three Singaporean finalists and the involvement of renowned violinists and judges. It notes a three-year loan program of violins from the Rin Collection for prize winners and mentions notable contestants and judges from various countries.
eu.capecodtimes.com
Mary Ann Bragg reports that the rare Stradivari cello owned by Master cellist Bernard Greenhouse, later inherited by his daughters Elena and Nancy, is the subject of an episode of Strange Inheritance on Fox Business Network. The cello, called Paganini, Countess of Stainlein, was built by Antonio Stradivari and is one of 60 such instruments remaining.
insurancejournal.com
An article about the theft of a Stradivarius violin from Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond, valued at more than $5 million, and its FBI Art Crime Team case; details include the Lipinski Strad, the 1715 instrument, the assault with a Taser, the initial suspects, and subsequent arrests linked to the theft.
jyllands-posten.dk
The article reports that German authorities aim to prevent the sale of two valuable Stradivarius violins, currently owned by a crisis-hit bank, to foreign buyers. The move, supported by NRW culture minister Ute Schäfer, seeks to keep the instruments and other art within North Rhine-Westphalia and may declare them national cultural treasures.