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ourherald.com
Violinist Julia Salerno is featured in the Rochester Chamber Music Society’s concert on Sunday, July 8 at 4 p.m. at the Federated Church in Rochester, opening the Green Mountain Suzuki Institute. The program includes Beethoven and Debussy piano trios and Handel-Halvorsen’s Passacaglia Duo for violin and cello, featuring Julia Salerno (violin), Benjamin Gish (cello), and Cynthia Huard (piano).
journalchc.com
The Journal of Cultural Heritage Crime reports that a violin from the 18th century attributed to Lorenzo Storioni was recovered in Empoli, after being stolen in Florence in December 2017. The instrument was traced through a Tuscan bow maker and other inquiries, and the last holder returned it; authorities arranged its return to the owner.
lanazione.it
The piece discusses a valuable 1790 violin attributed to luthier Lorenzo Storioni, recovered by the Carabinieri in Florence. It was stolen in December from a Milanese musician who was hospitalized, with the last owner an Empoli worker who voluntarily returned it.
thestrad.com
The Strad reports on the opening of the exhibition Precious Instruments, Illustrious Names at the Royal Palace of Venaria Reale near Turin, featuring 30 instruments from the 17th to 20th centuries by makers including Stradivari, Guarneri del Gesù, Nicolò Amati and Guadagnini. Isabelle Faust performed a recital on the 1710 Stradivari violin Vieuxtemps, and the exhibition runs until 30 September 2018.
theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports that a 35-year-old woman in Nagoya, Japan was sentenced to two years in prison for violently trashing a collection of 54 violins and 70 bows, owned by her ex-husband Daniel Olsen Chen, a Japan-based string instrument dealer. The collection was valued at over US $1.5 million. Qin Yue denied involvement and plans to appeal. The couple divorced in 2016.
theviolinchannel.com
The Ulysses Quartet, from the United States, won 1st prize at the 2018 Schoenfeld International Chamber Music Competition in Harbin, China. The quartet comprises Christina Bouey, Rhiannon Banerdt, Colin Brookes, and Grace Ho, and will receive US $20,000; 2nd and 3rd prizes went to the Gallant Quartet and Delta Piano Trio respectively, with 4th prize to the Rhythms Quartet.
apnews.com
AP News reports that a Ferdinando Gagliano violin handcrafted in 1759, purchased for 50 dollars at a Somerville, Massachusetts pawn shop, is valued at about 250,000 dollars. The bows are estimated at 16,000 to 18,000 dollars; the instrument was reported stolen and later returned to its owner, and the shop plans to have customers play violins to verify ownership.
power1051.iheart.com
The article reports that a Massachusetts pawn shop, LBC Boutique and Loan, purchased a $50 violin that is valued at $250,000, which was later identified as a Federico Gagliano hand-crafted violin from 1759 and stolen. Police recovered the instrument and returned it to the owner.
wcvb.com
The article discusses a Gagliano violin made in 1759, appraised at about a quarter of a million dollars after being pawned for $50, and notes it was later identified as a rare instrument with original bows. The piece emphasizes the violin’s significant increase in value and mentions the thief as a cat burglar.
nytimes.com
The article discusses a Ferdinando Gagliano violin valued at over $200,000 that had been stolen and later sold to a Massachusetts pawnshop for $50 before being recovered by police. Dylan McDermitt of LBC Boutique & Loan in Somerville indicated authorities provided documents to prove the violin’s theft.
lefigaro.fr
Somaya Aqad reports that a Ferdinand Gagliano violin dating from the late 18th century was bought for $200,000 by a pawnbroker in Boston. The instrument, signed by Ferdinando Gagliano, had been stolen from a couple ten days earlier and later recovered in a Boston shop that purchased it without knowing its origins.