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abc.net.au
Matthew Smith reports that Natsuko Yoshimoto, concertmaster of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, has been granted custodianship of the 266-year-old violin known as The Adelaide, valued at US$1 million. The instrument was crafted by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini in Milan between 1753–57 and is held in trust by Ukaria.
earlymusicamerica.org
The Australian Chamber Orchestra has acquired its fourth Golden Age string instrument, a 1590 violin by Antonio and Hieronymus Amati. The purchase was enabled by AU$1 million from Media Super and the instrument will be played by ACO violinist Ike See.
unison-breath.com
The summary should name artists or makers, instruments, and amount. From the page: the article discusses a rare Stradivarius violin (Antonio Stradivari) listed on Yahoo Auctions for 880,000,000 JPY, later canceled. It references the maker Antonio Stradivari and the instrument described as a 1692 Stradivarius, with the seller in Aichi prefecture, and an appraisal by Peter Biddulph.
lematin.ch
The article reports that a 340-year-old Stradivarius violin, made by Antonio Stradivari before 1680 and described as in exceptionally good condition, was presented to the press in Lucerne and is now exclusively available to the Lucerne-based orchestra Festival Strings, following its purchase by the Monika Widmer Foundation. The instrument, previously part of Theodor Hämmerle’s collection, will be showcased in concerts in Vienna on March 5 and at the KKL in Lucerne on March 7.
badenertagblatt.ch
Urs Mattenberger reports that the Festival Strings Lucerne will lease another Stradivari violin, the Sellière, associated with Wolfgang Schneiderhan. The article notes the Stradivari instruments and related Amati and Guarneri violins in the collection of Stiftung Habisreutinger in Gersau, and explains the historical connection to the ensemble and its founders Rudolf Baumgartner and Schneiderhan.
tpr.org
The piece discusses Cremona, Italy, and the Violin Museum where Antonio de Lorenzi performs on a Stradivarius violin. Fausto Cacciatori, the museum's chief conservator, questions whether the instrument's sound will endure for centuries and notes the need for a 21st-century failsafe. Leonardo Tedeschi, a deejay who runs Audiozone, proposes recording Stradivari instruments and other master luthiers to create a global accessible database for future composers.
theviolinchannel.com
The Lucerne Festival Strings Chamber Orchestra in Lucerne, Switzerland announced the acquisition of the 1672 Sellière Stradivarius violin on loan to the ensemble. The instrument, formerly owned by Austrian industrialist Theodor Hämmerle and previously played by Wolfgang Schneiderhan, is now to be played by Daniel Dodds, the ensemble's Music Director.
slippedisc.com
Henry Ford’s Stradivarius, a 1703 violin, is loaned to Detroit Symphony Orchestra associate concert master Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy. The instrument, nicknamed the Rougemont, was part of Ford’s collection and the loan marks a notable return to performance.