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Charles Castleman, a Frost School of Music professor, donated his 1707 Stradivarius to the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Brussels, where it will be used by his former student Miclen Laipang. The visit included a masterclass, a three-hour lunch with King Albert II, and meetings with Princess Marie-Esméralda.
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Leonhard Baumgartner, a 17-year-old Austrian violinist, has been loaned the 1683 ex Petherick Stradivari violin by the Stretton Society. The instrument was previously owned by George Hart and later by Horace Petherick; it had not been played for about 70 years. Baumgartner was an ICMA Discovery Award laureate in 2022.
theviolinchannel.com
The Stretton Society loaned the 1683 ex Petherick Stradivari violin to Austrian violinist Leonhard Baumgartner. The instrument, owned by George Hart and later Horace Petherick, had not been played for 70 years, and Baumgartner announced plans to perform in notable halls and further explore the instrument’s potential.
telegraph.co.uk
The Joachim-Ma Stradivarius violin, made by Antonio Stradivari, heads to Sotheby’s New York auction in February with an estimated value around $18 million (£15 million). The New England Conservatory in Boston will sell the instrument to fund student scholarships, per the donor Si-Hon Ma. The piece has a storied provenance, previously owned by Joseph Joachim and connected to Brahms’ Violin Concerto premiere.
oberlin.edu
Edna Unseld, a 13-year-old violinist from Zurich, Switzerland, won first prize and a prize package in the 2025 Cooper International Competition for Violin, performing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra conducted by Norman Huynh. Julia Xiaozhuo Wang finished second with $10,000, and Tiantian Lu finished third with $5,000; additional finalists earned prizes of $1,500 and an Audience Prize of $500.
limedia.tw
The article discusses Chi Mei Museum's concert series, Stradivari Legends of sound, featuring six Stradivari violins including the 1709 Marie Hall‑Viotti. It covers Omobono Stradivari and Girolamo Amati instruments, concert dates across Tainan, Taichung and Taipei, and the performers and program curated by Jiao Yuanpu and Zhong Daiting.
theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports that VC Artist cellist Zlatomir Fung has been loaned the 1696 ‘Lord Aylesford’ Stradivari Cello. The Nippon Music Foundation arranged a category A loan for two to seven years, and the instrument has a history including owners and players such as Lord Aylesford, Felice de Giardini, Emil Herrmann, Gregor Piatigorsky, János Starker, Danjulo Ishizaka, Pablo Ferrández, and Fung’s background highlights.
news.justcollecting.com
The article discusses the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius violin, tipped to fetch between $12 million and $18 million (around £10 million to £15 million) at Sotheby’s Masters Week sale in New York. The instrument, associated with Joseph Joachim and Brahms, is part of the Golden Period of Stradivarius violins (1700–1720).
costanachrichten.com
Die Stradivaris des Königs von Spanien: Legendäre Instrumente erklingen in Madrid. Die Stradivari-Instrumente der königlichen Sammlung in Madrid werden im Musiksalon des Palacio Real vorgestellt. Vier der fünf Stradivaris sollen bei einem Benefizkonzert in Madrid gespielt werden; es handelt sich um zwei Geigen, eine Viola und ein Cello, bekannt als Stradivarius palatinos.
kvraudio.com
Native Instruments announced the Cremona Quartet Ensemble virtual instrument for Kontakt Player at NAMM. The instrument features four historic string instruments, Stradivari, Guarneri, and Amati, recorded with a 32-microphone setup at the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy. Historic instruments include Stradivari Violin “Vesuvius,” Guarneri Violin “Prince Doria,” Amati Viola “Stauffer,” and Stradivari Cello “Stauffer.”
musictech.com
The article reports on Native Instruments’ Cremona Quartet Ensemble pack featuring sounds from four historic instruments crafted by Stradivari, Guarneri and Amati housed at the Museo del Violino in Cremona. It describes a 32-microphone recording setup in Cremona’s Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi and lists the four pieces: Stradivari Violin “Vesuvius” (1727), Stradivari Cello “Stauffer” (1700), Guarneri Violin “Prince Doria” (1734), and Amati Viola “Stauffer” (1614).
wiener-staatsoper.at
The page discusses the Antonio Stradivari violin, Cremona, 1709, known as ex Hämmerle, played by Albena Danailova, concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and notes it is on loan from the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB).
shimamura.co.jp
The page discusses a Charles Nicolas Bazin bow from Mirecourt, circa 1900, presented as a Dominique Peccatte model. It includes description of materials (Pernambuco stick, ebony frog), weight (75.2g), and a Raffin certificate (1994). The bow is linked to the idea of a self-rehairing Peccatte model originally created by Dominique Peccatte for Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume; the article provides historical context on Bazin and his workshop.
audiopluginnews.com
Native Instruments introduces Cremona Quartet, a historic string collection with samples from four Italian instruments dating back to the 1600s, including Stradivari's Vesuvius violin (1727) and Stauffer cello (1700), Guarneri's Prince Doria violin (1734), and Amati Stauffer viola (1614). The recordings were made in Cremona's Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi with 32 microphones for detailed capture. The collection is available in Solo and Ensemble versions, with pricing listed as Solo $399, Ensemble $399, and Bundle $499, including upgrades from $99.