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belfastlive.co.uk
Artist Aidan Mullholand, owner of Mullholland Strings, lost his 30-year violin workshop in the Belfast Cathedral Buildings fire, with more than £30,000 of stock and equipment destroyed. The story reports on his long career and the impact of the blaze.
24sedam.rs
Article discusses the famous red Stradivarius violin, valued at about two million dollars, and its appearance in Serbia for the first time. It mentions American violinist Elizabeth Pitkern performing in Belgrade's Kolarac endowment hall on October 18, 2022, with pianist Marko Stuparević and cellist Kayla Herman as guests, and references the instrument’s provenance and its link to the film Crvena violina.
theviolinchannel.com
Alina Ibragimova released Telemann’s Fantasias Nos. 1 to 12 for solo violin on Hyperion. The article notes her use of a c.1775 Anselmo Bellosio violin for the recording and mentions collaborators and awards in her background.
bachtrack.com
Stephen Pritchard reviews Yo-Yo Ma with Alan Gilbert conducting the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in Stockholm at Konserthuset Stockholm, presenting Berlioz Symphonie fantastique and Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor. Performers: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Alan Gilbert, Yo-Yo Ma.
theviolinchannel.com
The article reports that Hina Maeda of Japan won the 2022 Wieniawski International Violin Competition 1st prize, with a 50,000 EUR cash award. Meruert Karmenova and Qingzhu Weng won the second and third prizes, respectively, and Distinction awards went to Dayoon You, Jane Hyeonjin Cho, and Hana Chang.
articleted.com
The article discusses the Gibson ex Huberman Stradivarius violin, now played by Joshua Bell, its thefts and role in Jewish musicians escaping the Holocaust, and its connection to Brahms and Huberman.
theviolinchannel.com
Raphaela Gromes will perform on a Bergonzi cello identified by Dmitry Gindin, co-founder of Tarisio, as one of only three surviving Bergonzi instruments. The instrument, made in 1740, was found in an attic and has been restored using models from two other surviving Bergonzis. Gromes will premiere a Bergonzi cello performance on October 28 with the Belgian National Orchestra conducted by Roberto González-Monjas.
zmescience.com
The article discusses a protein-based intermediary layer between wood and varnish in two Stradivarius violins, suggesting a potential factor in their renowned sound. Researchers led by Lisa Vaccari and Marco Malagodi used synchrotron radiation Fourier-transform infrared spectromicroscopy to analyze the San Lorenzo 1718 and Toscano 1690 violins.
merkur.de
Raphaela Gromes, die Feldafinger Cellistin und Opus-Klassik-Gewinnerin, spielt ein 282 Jahre altes Cello von Carlo Bergonzi. Das Instrument, berichtete ihr Presseteam, stammt aus Bergonzis Werkstatt und ist eine weltweite Rarität; Gromes tritt damit am 18. November in Pöcking und am 5. Februar 2023 im Münchner Prinzregententheater auf.
theviolinchannel.com
The article reports that Austrian violist Thomas Riebl will give a recital at Carnegie Hall on November 7 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of winning the first Naumburg Viola Award in 1982. The program features a five-string tenor viola built with luthier Bernd Hiller, and includes works by Bach, the Arpeggione, a Naumburg commission by Garth Knox, and is part of the Naumburg Looks Back series.