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broadwayworld.com
Boston Baroque released a live concert recording of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 3, No. 1, featuring Christina Day Martinson as soloist. The recording was made December 31, 2021 at GBH's Calderwood Studio with Antonio Oliart engineering, and Martin Pearlman conducted the ensemble.
the-berliner.com
The Berliner reports that a 17th-century master-crafted violin worth more than €100,000, stolen from an ICE train between Stuttgart and Berlin, has been recovered and returned to its owner. The instrument was found in Mannheim, after police reviewed security footage and identified a thief.
interlude.hk
Emily E. Hogstad reports on three lost Stradivarius violins. The piece references the ex-Davidov which later became the ex-Davidov-Morini and recounts its disappearance in 1995, as well as the Duke of Alcantara Stradivarius lost in 1967.
filharmonija.si
Lorella Flego writes about the violin’s Renaissance origins and the Stradivarius legend, noting Cremona, Brescia, and Venice as key centers, Stradivari’s lineage and the 1700–1725 pinnacle violins, and modern findings about wood treatment; mentions Yo-Yo Ma, Julian Lloyd Webber, and museums where Stradivari violins reside, including the Messiah (1716) in an Oxford museum.
fiddlershop.com
The page discusses Andrés Martinez Bilva Stradivarius Violin 2023 by A.M. Bilva. It lists a price of $13,400.00 and identifies the instrument as a Fine American Violin, SKU FS375, size 4/4, with sold out status. The description highlights craftsmanship by luthier Andrés Modesto Martinez Bilva and notes features and included items (certificate and case).