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gazette-drouot.com
The article reports on flawless instruments by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Pietro Scarampella and Gabrielli on display in Vichy, alongside pieces by bow makers. It notes the auction listing result of EUR 248,000 and provides details of the venue and date.
theviolinchannel.com
Dmytro Udovychenko won first prize, with Anna Agafia Egholm and Angela Sin Ying Chan taking second and third respectively. Other prize recipients include Nathan Meltzer, Tianyou Ma, and Yiying Jiang, along with multiple special prizes; USD 110,000 in prize money and a 3-year Rin Collection violin loan were announced.
theviolinchannel.com
The article covers the ninth Mittenwald International Violinmaking Competition, held every four years. It notes 161 violin and bow makers from 25 countries, and lists the category winners in violin, viola, cello, and their bows, including the names and places of the top three winners for each category.
bluegrasstoday.com
Bluegrass Today reports that The Violin Shop in Nashville was broken into on December 18, with five violins stolen. The instruments are described as German/Czech trade violins circa 1900-1930, including one Da Salo model and four Guarneri models, all tagged with shop stamps and fully restored. No injuries or customer consignments were taken; the shop aimed to reopen quickly and requested any leads.