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tarisio.com
The article announces the ‘Kux, Castelbarco’ Stradivari viola and that it will be sold at auction on October 31 in London. The piece notes that there are over 700 Stradivari violins but only twelve violas, with most owned by institutions.
eu.staugustine.com
The ProMusica Chamber Orchestra received a $1 million donation, described as the largest one-time gift in its 44-year history, with a portion earmarked to purchase a violin for Concertmaster Katherine McLin. The gift funds will also establish the ProMusica Artistry Fund.
eu.thegleaner.com
The ProMusica Chamber Orchestra received a $1 million donation, described as the largest one-time gift in its 44-year history. A portion of the funds is earmarked for purchasing a violin for Concertmaster Katherine McLin, whose 1734 Sanctus Seraphin violin has been loaned to her and is set to be donated to a foundation in December 2023.
theviolinchannel.com
The article reports that VC Artist Ray Chen has acquired the 1714 Dolphin Stradivarius violin (ex-Heifetz) on loan from Japan’s Nippon Music Foundation. The instrument is valued at about four million euros and has a history including owners such as George Hart and Jascha Heifetz, with the Nippon Music Foundation currently owning it.
jhnewsandguide.com
Elizabeth Pitcairn performs on the 1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius, known as the Red Violin, in Victor and Driggs, Idaho, with events including a recital at Teton High School, a master class, and an intimate recital at Pierre’s Theatre. The instrument’s history traces to Joseph Joachim and Felix Mendelssohn, and the violin inspired the film The Red Violin.
classical-music.com
Ray Chen is loaned the 1714 Dolphin Stradivarius, previously played by Jascha Heifetz, by the Nippon Music Foundation. Chen previously performed on the 1715 Joachim Stradivari and remarks that the instrument will be his musical partner for the next few years.
eu.tallahassee.com
The page discusses the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and how 21st-century luthiers are gaining prominence as the competition awards top prizes and offers instruments to laureates. It notes the 1683 Stradivari owned by Josef Gingold as a crown jewel and mentions the 350,000 prize package including a Carnegie Hall recital.
eu.caller.com
Sirena Huang wins the 11th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, with prizes including more than $350,000 in total, a $75,000 cash prize, a Carnegie Hall recital debut, a recording contract, and four years of website development and maintenance; the win occurred at Hilbert Circle Theatre with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
eu.thetowntalk.com
The article reports that Sirena Huang won the gold medal at the 11th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, with a prize valued at over $350,000 including $75,000 cash, a Carnegie Hall recital debut, a recording contract, and four years of website development and maintenance. Julian Rhee won silver and Minami Yoshida bronze; Claire Wells, SooBeen Lee and Joshua Brown placed fourth, fifth, and sixth. The laureates had access to one of four fine instruments, and the competition has been held in Indianapolis since 1982.
tarisio.com
Jason Price discusses a Cozio archive-based lecture on the migration of important Stradivari instruments to America in the first half of the 20th century, including movements of musicians Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, Toscha Seidel, and details from Gregor Piatigorsky’s 1725 Baudiot Stradivari cello. The piece uses a “Stradivari census” to track instrument movements and notes a significant shift to America between 1920 and 1930.
deutschegrammophon.com
María Dueñas’s Homage to Heifetz is a Deutsche Grammophon news release featuring the Spanish violinist with Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela recording Korngold’s Violin Concerto, Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole, and Debussy arrangements, with additional miniatures recorded in Berlin with Itamar Golan; the album is set for release on 28 August 2026.