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peter-sheppard-skaerved.com
The Kreutzer Quartet participated in the British Violin Makers Association Makers Day at Kings Place on 3 February 2019. The post thanks Emma Hardy for photographs and describes the day including a lunchtime concert where 20 instruments were showcased, the emphasis on exchange of ideas in lutherie and performance, and reflections on instrument diversity and understanding of what constitutes a violin.
stlouismusic.com
Knilling plans a limited number of Nicolo Gabrielli Guadagnini violin #87FD to be available for 2019. The article includes quotes from Lang Shen, Product Manager of Knilling, and notes the instruments are made in the USA by the Nicolo Gabrieli Shop.
theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports a stolen 1769 Nicolaus Gagliano violin from Berlin, Germany. The alert requests information to be shared and provides a Berlin Police contact email for tips.
corilon.com
The page profiles six contemporary Mirecourt violin makers: Jean-Philippe Cognier, Roland Terrier, Jean-Jacques Pagès, Dominique Nicosia, Gilles Duhaut, and Alain Carbonare. It provides historical context about Mirecourt’s violin making tradition and mentions the local institutions Musée de la Lutherie et de l'Archèterie Françaises and École Nationale de Lutherie.
abc6onyourside.com
The article reports that Niccolo Paganini’s violin known as “Il Cannone,” built by Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri and associated with Paganini, will travel to Columbus, Ohio, from May 11–19. It will be on display at the Columbus Museum of Art and featured in a Columbus Symphony performance on May 15 at the Ohio Theatre. The violin is permanently displayed at Palazzo Doria-Tursi in Genoa, Italy.
bridgewoodandneitzert.london
The article discusses cellist Richard Tunnicliffe and his collaboration with Yann Besson to obtain a new cello, detailing the motivation for upgrading from his existing instrument (a Fendt 2 cello) and the matchmaking process facilitated by Bridgewood and Neitzert. It notes Tunnicliffe’s roles and affiliations, including his position at the Royal College of Music and performances with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
cbsnews.com
The San Francisco Police say a missing violin taken from a San Francisco Muni bus has been recovered. The violin belonged to an eighth-grade student named William who left it on a 38 Muni bus on February 20 and retrieved it after it was found by a woman who later returned it following police outreach.
sfbay.ca
San Francisco police reunited a violin owner with the instrument after it went missing on a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus near Geary Boulevard and 42nd Avenue. The violin was valued at $1,200, and the investigation remains ongoing.
theviolinchannel.com
Johan Dalene, an 18-year-old student from Sweden, was awarded the 1st prize at the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition in Odense, Denmark. The article lists the prize details: €12,000 (USD $14,000), a recording with Orchid Classics, and at least 10 performance opportunities; it also mentions the 2nd and 3rd prizes and notes the competition’s open status for international violinists 29 years and younger.