guarneri
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NewsViolinist Arve Tellefsen sells 'Del Gesù' for $9.6m – and gets to keep it
Sale of violin makes him the top earning Norwegian artist last year, but deal struck with investor sees him keep it for life
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Comparing Stradivari and Guarneri cellos with Pablo Ferrández
In this video, Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrández plays two cellos side by side: the 1696 ‘Lord Aylesford’ Stradivari which he has on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation and a 1694 Giuseppe Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’ from J A Beare in London.
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Anne Akiko Meyers on playing the 'Vieuxtemps' Guarneri 'Del Gesù'
The US violinist, who has been loaned in perpetuity what is currently the world’s most expensive instrument, discusses its tone quality and projection
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The ‘Vieuxtemps’ Guarneri ‘Del Gesù’
Currently the world’s most expensive violin, the 1741 ‘Vieuxtemps’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ is in a remarkable state of preservation, considering it has been in use for most of its life. In this extract from the first of a two-part article, Terry Borman introduces the instrument’s most celebrated owner
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In focus: the 1736 ‘Cessole’, ‘Teja-Ferni’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’
Although Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ is best known for his wild, unruly later masterpieces, this 1736 violin reveals his softer side, as Carlo Chiesa explains in this focus on a Strad poster instrument first published in the July 2010 issue
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From the archive: Yehudi Menuhin discusses his violins, including this Guarneri copy by Glen Collins
These photographs of a 1987 copy of the ‘d’Egville’ Guarneri by Glen Collins appeared in the April 1991 issue alongside an interview feature with Yehudi Menuhin on the occasion of his 75th birthday. The interviewer was Tully Potter – who still works with The Strad as our historical consultant
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From the archive: Ruggiero Ricci's Curtin & Alf 1985 replica of the 'Huberman' Guarnerius
A very fine copy of a famous instrument which went on to achieve a healthy measure of celebrity on its own merits
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From the archive: the Andrea Guarneri ‘Conte Vitale’ viola, 1676
These photos were published in the The Strad’s June 1989 alongside an article by John Dilworth, from which the below text is extracted
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From The Strad Calendar 2018: Giuseppe Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’ cello, c.1710
Based in Cremona, the Friends of Stradivari network brings together instruments owned by collectors and stringed-instrument enthusiasts from around the world. The Strad Calendar 2018 celebrates twelve of these treasures, starting in January with this cello. Text by John Dilworth
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News
Violinist Dmitri Kogan dead at 38
Scion of Russian musical dynasty with international touring career dies of lymphatic cancer
