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bordertelegraph.com
Stephen Morris, a professional violinist, reported a 310-year-old David Tecchler violin from 1709 stolen on a London Victoria to Orpington train. The instrument, valued at £250,000, was returned to Morris with no damage after police identified a suspect and the violin was handed over in Beckenham.
gigviolins.com
November 2, 2019 Gig Violins discusses the author’s development of a smaller viola pattern using Kevin Kelly’s four circles method, inspired by the Conte Vitale Andrea Guarneri viola. The post notes larger initial viola sizes, the design process, and materials such as Italian spruce from Val di Fiemme and European maple.
bbc.co.uk
BBC News reports that Stephen Morris, a professional musician, was reunited with a 310-year-old Tecchler violin worth £250,000 after it was left on a London-bound train. The instrument, made by David Tecchler in 1709, had been missing since 22 October and was returned in a Waitrose car park in Beckenham following covert negotiations and a police operation.
nytimes.com
The article by Iliana Magra reports that Stephen Morris, a professional musician, left his 310-year-old violin, crafted by David Tecchler in 1709, on a train near London and later recovered it in a parking lot. The instrument is valued at about 250,000 pounds (over $320,000).
theviolinchannel.com
MinGwan Kim from South Korea won the 1st prize at the 2019 Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition in Prague, Czech Republic. The prize package includes 20,000 CZK, a viola bow by Luboš Odlas, a GEWA viola case, Finetune pegs by Wittner, Pirastro KorfkerRest shoulder rest, and two sets of Pirastro Evah Pirazzi strings. Second and third prizes went to Yuri Yoon from South Korea and Evgeny Shchegolev from Russia.
welfarenetwork.it
The event opened with Edoardo Zosi performing with the Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù violin “Spagnoletti” 1734, in duo with pianist Raphael Gualazzi, at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala for the Premio Internazionale Lombardia è Ricerca. The ceremony included a one-million-euro grant to Guido Kroemer for research on calorie restriction and cellular aging, with remarks by Attilio Fontana and Paolo Veronesi.
goodnewsnetwork.org
Stephen Morris, a soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, is reunited with his 310-year-old violin made by David Tecchler in 1709 after launching a national plea. The instrument was left on a train, was valued at about $320,000, and Morris had been playing it for 15 years.
theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports that a missing 1709 David Tecchler violin, taken from a London train on October 22, has been returned to its owner, British violinist Stephen Morris. A man reportedly contacted the owner via Twitter and handed over the instrument in a supermarket car park. The instrument is valued at about £250,000.
boston.com
The Stradivarius violin stolen from Roman Totenberg in 1980 was recovered by the FBI and returned to his daughters. Nathan Meltzer, a 19-year-old violinist, played the instrument in Cambridge, Massachusetts, reviving its legacy at a concert titled “Homecoming.” The instrument, made by Antonio Stradivari in 1734, is on long‑term loan to Meltzer who studies at Juilliard.
fox23.com
A Massachusetts pawn shop, LBC Boutique and Loan in Somerville, purchased a Ferdinando Gagliano violin for $50, which is valued around $250,000 and 5,000 times that price. The instrument had been stolen from a local house, and is being returned to its rightful owner as investigations continue.
liverpoolecho.co.uk
Gethyn Jones, a 60-year-old member of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, has reported his cello, his lifelong instrument, stolen from his car after leaving it in a city centre car park. The instrument, made by Colin Irving in 1977 and numbered 72, was accompanied by a bow made by Albin Hums; Jones describes the cello as irreplaceable and part of him after 34 years with the instrument.
italiavola.com
The article from Italiavola & Travel reports that Vermillion, South Dakota's National Music Museum is loaning rare Cremonese bows to Cremona's Museo del Violino for an exhibition called Reunion in Cremona, running until October 18, 2020. It mentions notable pieces including a Nicolò Amati violin (1628), a Stradivari Cutler-Challen mandolin (1680), a Stradivari Rawlins guitar (1700), violins from the Amati brothers (1595, 1609, 1613), a 1781 Nicola Bergonzi viola, a 1793 Lorenzo Storioni child’s violin, and a bow attributed to Antonio Stradivari’s workshop for King Carlo IV (~1700).
riportal.net.hr
The exhibition Violinom iznad granica / Stradivari u Rijeci – Kresnik i Cremona at the Pomorski i povijesni muzej Hrvatskog primorja Rijeka marks the 150th anniversary of Dr. Franjo Kresnik, a Rijeka-based violin maker who uncovered the secret of Stradivari and Guarneri violins. The show features violins made by Kresnik alongside eight Cremonese violins, including one Stradivari and one Guarneri del Gesú, with concerts planned on period instruments.