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NewsAustralian Chamber Orchestra adds rare Guarneri violin to its collection
The 1714 Joseph Guarneri 'filius Andreae' has been bought for US$1.35m
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NewsWest Dean College instrument making tutor Shem Mackey receives QEST Award
The Award for excellence in British craftsmanship recognises his contribution to instrument making through research and tuition
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BlogsViolinist Bin Huang on playing the 'Salabue', 'Berta' Guadagnini - listen to a clip
The violinist performed Bach's Chaconne on the instrument during a recent trip to Italy
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ArticlePhilanthropist donates AUS$510,000 to Australian String Quartet's Guadagnini cello
The instrument is one of a quartet of Guadagninis on loan to the ensemble
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ArticleGuarneri violin copy to be auctioned for charity Luthiers Sans Frontières
The sale, through Ingles and Hayday, is expected to make £3,000-£5,000
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ArticleKreutzer Stradivarius violin to be auctioned by Christie's in New York
Watch a video of Joshua Bell playing the instrument, which is valued around $7.5m
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FocusHow well did Shakespeare know the violin?
The word ‘violin' never appears in Shakespeare's plays, but he left tantalising clues that he knew the instrument well. To mark the Bard's 450th anniversary this month, we republish an article by John Dilworth from 2009
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ArticleBonhams to sell Amati violin once owned by Italian dictator Mussolini
The London auctioneers will sell the instrument, priced at £150,000, on 12 May
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ArticleLeoGroup purchases multi-million dollar Stradivarius violin with digital currency bitcoin
The violin was sold by New York firm Carpenter Fine Violins in the landmark deal
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ArticleTop lots from the March London stringed instrument auctions
Highlights included an English double bass believed to have been made in the capital, an Italian violin by Francesco Ruggeri from 1694 and an Italian cello by Nicolò Gagliano, 1767
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BlogsWhen a Stradivarius costs $45m, creating an ‘Art Fund' for musical instruments is vital
Association of British Orchestras director Mark Pemberton makes the case for a national musical instrument bank in the UK to ensure world-class instruments are not merely the preserve of rich investors
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ArticleBlind-tested soloists unable to tell Stradivarius violins from modern instruments
Following the controversial 2010 study in Indianapolis, researchers in Paris invite ten professional musicians to compare twelve instruments
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