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cso.org.au
Kirsten Williams discusses scordatura in Mahler’s Fourth Symphony and how Hugh Withycombe, a Canberra luthier, tuned a second violin for the effect. The article highlights the relationship between instrument, musician and maker in CSO’s Mahler concert preparations.
bta.bg
The Bulgarian news agency BTA reports that Svetlin Roussev and Liya Petrova have become the new owners of the Stradivarius (1716) and Guarneri (1733) violins previously used by Prof. Stoika Milanova and Prof. Mincho Minchev. The instruments were presented after the Apollonia Festival Orchestra premiere concert in Sozopol.
primacremona.it
The event is held at the Museo del Violino in Cremona for the XVII Concorso Triennale Internazionale degli Strumenti ad Arco Antonio Stradivari, with 315 luthiers from 37 countries competing across violin, viola, cello and double bass categories, using only instruments made after 2021. The jury includes Paolo Bodini and a panel of musicians and luthiers; the top three prizes will receive gold medals and be acquired by the Fondazione Stradivari for the permanent collection.
laprovinciacr.it
The article reports that Cremona, at the Museo del Violino, hosts the XVII International Triennial Competition for bowed instruments, with 315 masters from 37 countries and 401 instruments across violin, viola, cello, and double bass. It cites the jury led by Paolo Bodini and lists several jurors and luthiers involved; details include new instruments produced after 2021 and the use of technological or composite materials.
cremonaoggi.it
The article covers Cremona’s 17th International Triennial for Arch Instruments Antonio Stradivari at the Museo del Violino, September 6 to October 13, with 315 masters from 37 countries and 401 instruments in violin, viola, cello, and double bass categories. It describes the competition’s rules, jury led by Paolo Bodini, and the prize structure, including potential use of advanced materials; events include preliminary auditions at Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi and final at Teatro Ponchielli with gold medal winners being acquired for the Stradivari Foundation collection.
telegraph.co.uk
The article reports that Cornelia Hermann, daughter of Pál Hermann, an 18th-century cello owner and composer, will be reunited with her father’s cello, more than eighty years after his murder by the Nazis. Pál Hermann, a Hungarian-born cellist and composer, died in a death camp in 1944 at age 42. The instrument’s history includes being given to Hermann, later replaced, and traced through a series of owners and a burn-inscribed identification, with efforts led by Dr Kate Kennedy and connections to Sam Lucas and Jian Wang.
digital-dev.ktla.com
The article reports that Mark Meng, 58, pled guilty to orchestrating a scheme that stole and resold more than $525,000 worth of high-end violins. Meng posed as a musical instrument collector and conducted trials with violin shops nationwide, later buying bows and issuing checks that would bounce. He was also seen robbing a Irvine bank on April 2, 2024, during the investigation.
beares.com
Gabriel Le Magadure features on a c.1728-30 Guarneri del Gesù through Beare’s International Violin Society. The Sitkovetsky Trio are announced as Artists in Residence at Beethovenfest Bonn, where they curate performances with new commissions by Ferran Cruixent and Lena Sierova, and use instruments on loan from patrons through the Society. Baiba Skride releases her 12th recording for Orfeo in 2024, playing Britten’s Violin Concerto and Double Concerto for Violin and Viola with Marin Alsop conducting the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra, on loan a 1724 Stradivari violin through the Society. Emily Davis is announced as leader of the Hallé Orchestra for 2024/25, sharing the Leader chair with Roberto Ruisi, and will debut as Leader on Oct 3 in Stravinsky’s The Firebird conducted by Kahchun Wong, with a Gagliano violin loaned through the Society. The site also mentions Kian Soltani’s Deutsche Grammophon album exploring Schumann.
beares.com
Clara-Jumi Kang has been granted long-term use of the 1702 Golden Period Stradivari known as the Thunis, loaned by Kia Motors. J&A Beare reports the loan was arranged after her visit to Beare’s in 2022 and includes praise from Beare’s managing director Steven Smith.
cremonaoggi.it
The Triennale International Competition Antonio Stradivari awarded the golden medal in the cello section to Alessandro Peiretti of Pavia. The article discusses the event held at Teatro Ponchielli and notes the strong participation of 315 professional luthiers from 37 nationalities and 401 instruments, with Andrea Virgilio commenting on the event’s broader significance for Cremona and the local economy.
pizzicato.lu
Ophélie Gaillard, a French cellist, announced the theft of her 1737 Francesco Goffriller cello (on loan for almost 20 years) valued at 1.3 million euros, along with two personal bows by Nicolas Maire and Jean-Marie Persoit, from her home in Haute-Savoie during the night of September 24–25, 2024.
theviolinchannel.com
The article reports a 1737 cello by Francisco Gofriller valued at €1.3 million, stolen from a home in Haute-Savoie, France. It notes two bows by Nicolas Maire and Jean-Marie Persoit were also inside the case and provides contact info for Ophélie Gaillard for information.
lefigaro.fr
Ophélie Gaillard, violinist and cellist, reported that her cello by Francesco Goffriller (1737) and her bows were stolen from her home in Haute-Savoie. The instrument, reportedly valued at over one million euros, was described as unrecoverable and easily traceable as a work of art; Gaillard appealed on social media for help and information, noting the piece was on loan from CIC and associated with the label Aparté. An investigation has been opened by the gendarmerie.
connexionfrance.com
The 1737 Francesco Goffriller cello belonging to Ophélie Gaillard, on loan for over 20 years, was stolen from her home for the second time and is valued at €1.3 million. Gaillard says the appeal is about personal loss, not commercial value, and has urged people to share information; authorities have opened an inquiry.
theviolinchannel.com
Alessandro Peiretti won the Gold Medal with a cello displayed in the Stauffer Foundation's collection. Liu Zhaojun earned the best score for a violin and received a silver medal, while Renzo Mandelli and Milos Seyda received double bronze medals. Borja Bernabeu achieved the highest score for a viola, and Piotr Pielaszek received the Walter Stauffer Award for timbre. The 2024 jury included Ulrich Hinsberger, Massimo Negroni, Benjamin Ruth, Elisa Scrollavezza, Gao Tong Tong, Fabrizio von Arx, Daniel Rubenstein, Alberto Salomon, Dan Sloutskovski, and Mirela Vedeva Ruaux.