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Charles Castleman donated his 1748 Joannes Baptista Guadagnini violin to the Frost School of Music, celebrated during Frost Music Live on April 12, 2019 at UM’s Gusman Hall. The instrument is insured for one million dollars and joins the Frost collection alongside a prior donation of a Guarneri violin valued at $1.1 million (the Sue Miller violin).
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The article reports on the restoration of a small Storioni violin from 1793, created by Lorenzo Storioni, now housed in Cremona's Museo del Violino. It notes funding by the Fondazione Bracco and that the instrument is the only child-sized string instrument in Italy, with authentication via autographic cartouche. A historical, organological, and philological study conducted by the Museo del Violino and the Arvedi Laboratory at the University of Pavia supported the restoration.
tarisio.com
The article discusses the rare 1690 Guarneri viola known as the ‘Josefowitz,’ mentioning its Cremona origin, its relation to other Guarneri violas such as the ‘Imai’ and the ‘Primrose,’ and notes that seven Guarneri violas survive. It is part of a discussion by Jason Price with historical provenance references.
spotonillinois.com
Casey McGrath, a local musician in Joliet, had her prized violin stolen in 2011 and retrieved eight years later. The article recounts the burglary and the violin’s return.
fortemalia.it
Andrea Conti writes about how almost three tons of red fir wood from Val di Fiemme forests will be used to create violas, violins, cellos and basses, with the Cremona Stradivari International School of Luthiery overseeing three years of seasoning before string instruments are produced.
ilgiornale.it
The article discusses wood from the Val di Fiemme used to craft high-value instruments like Stradivari violins, including a collection named Tempesta made from trees felled by cyclone Vaia. It mentions collaboration between FederlegnoArredo, the Comune di Cremona, and the Scuola di liuteria, and notes a presentation at Salone del Mobile in Milan 2019 with the first Tempesta violin created by students of Cremona’s international violinmaking school.
milanostyle.com
MilanoStyle.com reports that Riccardo Genovese, a luthier who lived in Lecco between 1927 and 1928, produced violins including a 1927 instrument. At Il Ponte auction house in Milan, a handcrafted violin from Lecco made in 1927 by Riccardo Genovese sold for €32,500 on April 17, 2019.
globenewswire.com
The 1750 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin, used by Joshua Bell during his formative teenage years, will be sold at auction by Tarisio on May 16, 2019. The instrument was loaned to Bell through Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, which received it in 1963 from an anonymous donor, and proceeds from the sale will benefit Jacobs School of Music students and faculty.
theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports an international stolen instrument alert for a 2018 Yael Rosenblum viola, stolen from a bus between Milan and Paris on 19 April 2019. The viola was in a silver BAM case at the time. A contact number for information is provided: +393806915331.
globenewswire.com
The 1750 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin played by Joshua Bell during his formative years will be sold at Tarisio on May 16, 2019. The instrument has been loaned by Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and proceeds will benefit its students and faculty.
theviolinchannel.com
The article reports that Tarisio Fine Instruments & Bows in New York will auction a 1750 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin once played by Joshua Bell. The instrument is owned by Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, and proceeds will benefit its students and faculty; a similar instrument sold by the maker in June 2018 fetched US $2.1 million.
theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports that Oliver Neubauer and VC Artist Hina Khuong-Huu have been loaned two historic violins through Rare Violins of New York’s In Consortium program: a c.1722 Lord Wandsworth Stradivari and a c.1725 Milstein Guarneri del Gesù, both Cremona-made and loaned via the Ryuji Ueno Foundation.
stringsmagazine.com
Antonio Stradivari is central to three theft cases cited in the article: Frank Almond’s $6 million 1715 ‘Lipiński,’ Min Kym’s stolen 1696 violin, and the still-missing ‘Davidoff-Morini.’ The article also recounts the recovery of John Walz’s $100,000 Mario Miralles cello, showing how publicity and specialist identification can determine whether a stolen instrument returns.