All guarneri articles
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Focus'Is $16 million for a violin too much to pay? Not these days'
In this excerpt from his new book Big Notes: How A Stradivarius Makes Money and Music, author and conductor John Axelrod considers why old Italian instruments can command such high prices, and the mystique that comes with them
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Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’ violin at centre of Holocaust storm
The German foundation holding the instrument has failed to pay €100,000 compensation to the heirs of its former owner
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Bach on a 1659 Andrea Guarneri
In this video the violinist Federico Guglielmo plays Bach on a 1659 Andrea Guarneri.
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Violinist 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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Violinist Dmitri Kogan dead at 38
Scion of Russian musical dynasty with international touring career dies of lymphatic cancer
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Highlights from Tarisio October auction: instruments by Santo Serafin and Andrea Guarneri
The online auctioneer’s full catalogue for the London-based auction will be released on 4 October
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17-year-old Moné Hattori plays Ysaÿe Sonata no.2, (4th mvmnt, 'Les Furies')
Japanese violinist Moné Hattori, who won the inaugural Boris Goldstein International Violin Competition in 2015 , joined the International Classical Artists roster earlier this year. The artist management agency posted this video last week. Hattori plays a 1743 violin by Pietro Guarneri of Venice.
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Inaugural Paganini Festival in Genoa announces programme
Festival tied to long-running Paganini Prize will feature performances on ‘The Cannon’ Guarneri
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Blind testing Strads and Guarneris misses a fundamental point
Researchers who seek to compare Old Italian instruments with modern ones under scientific conditions don’t appreciate that the potential of a Strad is intrinsically entwined with its player, writes Frank Almond
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David Garrett tries out Stradivari and Guarneri 'del Gesù' violins
My favourite violin maker is 'del Gesù', but in this acoustic the Strad is the best. It's tough for me to admit that, but this instrument has all of the right qualities' David Garrett tries out several violins by Stradivari and Guarneri 'del Gesù' at Cremona's ...
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Thomas Demenga performs Rococo Variations on 1669 Guarneri cello
Cellist Thomas Demenga performs Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations with Real Filharmonía de Galicia in May 2014 on the Andrea Guarneri 'Soyer' cello, 1669. The instrument features in The Strad’s 2016 calendar , ‘Cellos of the Stars’, on sale now. John Dilworth explores the stories and craftsmanship behind each of ...
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Rachel Barton Pine sleeps at airport as ‘no room’ for her violin on plane
The violinist was given the choice of checking her Guarneri 'del Gesú' into the hold or catching a later flight
