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telegraph.co.uk
The leather violin case used by Wallace Hartley, the Titanic bandleader, is expected to fetch £120,000 at auction. Hartley strapped the case to himself as the ship sank, and the instrument has a long history including ownership by his fiancée Maria Robinson and a sale record of £1.1 million for the violin itself.
theviolinchannel.com
Babette Roosenschoon’s cello was reported missing in Cape Town, South Africa, from the University of Cape Town between April 20–21, 2024. The instrument is a full-sized honey-coloured 1970 Joachim Gräbner cello with an internal label, last seen in a padded black carrying case; Roosenschoon urged sharing information.
patch.com
Laina Lee covers a Rockport event at Shalin Liu Performance Center featuring the Terra String Quartet with guest performers Sydney Baedke (soprano), Barry Shiffman (viola), and Colin Carr (cello). The program includes Strauss Capriccio, Webern Langsamer Satz, Zemlinsky Maiblumen Blühten überall, and Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80.
ingleshayday.com
The article discusses a 1862 cello by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume commissioned by Henry Vieuxtemps, which Ingles & Hayday state will go on sale for the first time. The sale is part of a March 2024 auction, with a quoted estimate of £200,000 to £300,000, and provenance materials from the Vieuxtemps family and related publications.