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classical-music.uk
The article reports that Norway’s Anders Sveaas Trust has lent the Antonio Stradivari violin Ex-Sandars to Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto. The loan is part of the trust’s program and follows Kuusisto’s September 2025 Oslo Opera performance; the instrument is among 11 Stradivari instruments owned by the trust and is shared with Nordic musicians.
slippedisc.com
Andre Rieu buys two pedigree violins, both made by the French luthier Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (1798–1875). No price was disclosed.
cremonaoggi.it
A violin labeled “Hieronimus Amati 1690” by Giovanni Grancino and two bows by Eitan Hoffer were stolen from a train in the Netherlands between The Hague and Breda, likely at Holland Spoor station. The instrument and bows belonged to Japanese violinist and conductor Ryo Terakado, a professor at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and the theft occurred on the evening of Saturday, 1 November.
artsakh.news
A 300-year-old Stradivarius violin, worth an estimated $16 million, was played in Brussels by violinist Sergey Khachatryan with the Belgian National Orchestra. The instrument was made in Cremona in 1724 by Antonio Stradivarius and purchased by The Stretton Society. Khachatryan will play the instrument for the next 10 years.
theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports that Pekka Kuusisto is now playing the 1695 Ex-Sandars Stradivari violin on loan from the Anders Sveaas Charitable Foundation (ASAF). The ASAF owns a large Stradivarius collection and funds charitable work. Kuusisto holds roles with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and Gothenburg Symphony, with future involvement planned at the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
veniccio.com
A Giovanni Grancino violin from 1690, valued about $250,000, was reported stolen on a train from The Hague to Breda in the Netherlands on November 1. The instrument and two Eitan Hoffer bows were kept in a blue triangular case owned by Ryo Terakado, with luthier Dmitry Badiarov having worked on the violin earlier this year.
giasabcnews.com
The article reports that Ahmed Sami Madour has been charged with two counts of theft in connection with the theft of a 286-year-old violin from the Marquess Tavern in North London. The instrument, made in Florence in 1740, is said to be worth over $200,000 (about £150,000). David Lopez Ibanez, a violinist with the Philharmonia Orchestra, was the owner/borrower of the instrument at the time of the theft.
latimes.com
Ray Ushikubo, a 24-year-old pianist and violinist from San Gabriel, will play the 1741 Playfair Guarneri del Gesù violin at a free concert in downtown Los Angeles on December 3. The Playfair is an ultra-rare instrument, loaned to Ushikubo indefinitely, and valued at well into the eight figures.
theviolinchannel.com
Sergej Krylov has been loaned the 1710 Camposelice Stradivari violin by the Nippon Music Foundation. Krylov is music director of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and has performed with major ensembles and released multiple recordings.