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theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports a stolen 1977 Colin Irving contemporary cello, stolen from a parked car in Liverpool, England on November 22, 2019. The instrument was in a dark navy blue Gewa hard cello case and is valued at approximately £10,000. Information should be reported to the Liverpool Philharmonic at 0151 210 2895.
corilon.com
The article discusses Ludwig Bausch (1805–1871), a German bow maker nicknamed the German Tourte for his bows modeled after François Xavier Tourte. It covers his life, development of his bow style, and his influence on German bow making, including the career path from apprenticeship to Dresden and Dessau, and his association with Louis Spohr. The piece notes the issue of faked Bausch marks and the esteem of genuine Bausch works among aficionados.
madison.com
Samantha Carter, a 22-year-old music performance major at UW-Madison, had her violin stolen from a locker in the Humanities Building basement over Thanksgiving break. The article discusses Carter's missing instrument valued at $10,000 among multiple items stolen from UW-Madison music students.
welfarenetwork.it
The Fondazione Arvedi Buschini entrusts the Museo del Violino (MDV) with the 1659 Andrea Guarneri violin. The launch event was held at Auditorio Giovanni Arvedi in Cremona, with remarks from mayor Gianluca Galimberti, Mario Caldonazzo, Virginia Villa and Fausto Cacciatori, and a short solo recital by Federico Guglielmo.
gettyimages.no
The image shows a Stradivarius violin at the Violin Museum in Cremona, Italy. The photo credits Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images and is dated December 8, 2019.
vesti.ru
The instrument, a violin made in the late 19th century in Germany following Stradivari’s model, is now part of the collection of the Nizhny Novgorod museum-reserve funds. It was seized from smugglers, and the handover ceremony marks a notable event for the region and the museum.
telegraf.rs
The article reports that Nenad S. (50) from Temerin and Predrag J. (47) from Stara Pazova were detained on suspicion of stealing a valuable 19th century violin from Lajka Feliz, a renowned musician from Bački Petrov Selo, while he was at a graveyard. The instrument, valued at about half a million euros, was recovered with two bows after police detained the suspects in Novi Banovci; Feliks is nicknamed Paganini by many. The violin was left in a car that the culprit did not lock, allowing the two to take it, and the suspect Predrag J. discarded the violin while fleeing.
telegraf.rs
Nenad S. (50) from Temerin and Predrag J. (47) from Stara Pazova were arrested in connection with a heist of a valuable violin belonging to Serbian musician and composer Lajko Feliks in Bački Petrov Selo on November 1. The instrument, a Domenico Montano violin made in 1800, is estimated at half a million euros. Feliks is a renowned violinist in the region, often described by the media as a genius, a devilish violinist, and the ‘Voivodinian Paganini’.
lincolnshirelive.co.uk
Finn McAleer, a familiar Lincoln busker, had his violin stolen from a Tesco Express on Corporation Street. The incident occurred between 7pm and 8pm on Wednesday, December 18, and CCTV footage reportedly shows a person taking the instrument. McAleer hopes the violin, which he has owned since he was 13, will be returned.