All stradivarius articles – Page 8

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Rare 1719 Stradivarius viola to go on sale

2014-03-25T00:00:00Z

The 1719 ‘Macdonald’ Stradivarius viola is to go on the market. One of only ten surviving violas made by the master luthier, the instrument will be offered for sale in a sealed bid process by auctioneers Sotheby’s and Ingles & Hayday. Made during Stradivarius’s so-called ‘golden ...

Blogs

A Brief Survey of Summer Festivals Without All the Bother of Joining a String Quartet – Part Seven

2014-03-12T00:00:00Z

American String Quartet violist Daniel Avshalomov visits Cremona, home of Stradivari, to meet current Cremonese luthiers, Eva and Hristo Marino

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Museums must be allowed to display historic instruments to the public

2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

Suggestions that instrumental care is too delicate a task for museums are dangerously wide of the mark, and pay scant regard to their educational objectives, argues Alex Robinson in this blog from 2014

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Milwaukee Police confirm safe recovery of $5m ‘Lipinski' Stradivarius violin

2014-02-07T00:00:00Z

Instrument found inside a suitcase, hidden in the attic, at a property in Milwaukee

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Stolen ‘Lipinski' Stradivarius violin believed to be recovered

2014-02-06T00:00:00Z

Milwaukee Police will hold a press conference to provide further details

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Three arrested in connection with ‘Lipinski' Stradivarius violin theft

2014-02-06T00:00:00Z

The suspects, all from Milwaukee, are currently in custody, although the violin has not been recovered

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Anonymous owner of stolen 'Lipinski' Stradivarius violin issues statement

2014-02-04T00:00:00Z

A reward of $100,000 has also been offered for information leading to the instrument's safe return

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When Stradivarius violins go AWOL

2014-01-29T00:00:00Z

In this article from The Strad, February 2011, Peter Somerford looks into the murky world of international Stradivarius violin theft, and the efforts being made towards recovery and prevention

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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond plays the 'Lipinski' Stradivarius

2014-01-29T00:00:00Z

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond discusses and plays selections from Giuseppe Tartini's 'Devil's Trill' Sonata on Tartini's own violin — later to be known as the 1715 'Lipinski' Stradivarius, after Polish violinist Karol Lipinski. The violin was stolen from Almond in an armed robbery ...

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300-year-old ‘Lipinski' Stradivarius violin stolen in armed robbery

2014-01-29T00:00:00Z

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond attacked with a stun gun on the evening of 27 January

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Stolen ‘ex-Kym' Stradivarius violin fetches £1.385m at auction

2013-12-18T00:00:00Z

The Stradivarius violin belonging to London-based violinist Min-Jin Kym that was stolen at a Pret a Manger sandwich bar in London’s Euston Station in November 2010 and later recovered by police, has sold for £1.385m ($2.27m) at auction. The sale price exceeds the £1.2m valuation attached ...

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Never judge a book by its cover

2013-11-26T00:00:00Z

This story about the instrument repairer and the farmer's violin from The Strad, November 1959, contains all the hallmarks of the Hans Christian Andersen tale The Ugly Duckling. Its message remains as pertinent today as ever

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Strad Fest LA to showcase eight Stradivari violins

2013-11-19T00:00:00Z

Eight of Stradivari’s best known violins are to go on display in Los Angeles as part of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Strad Fest LA event, which will run from 26–29 March 2014. The eight instruments are the ‘Serdet’ Strad of 1666, the 1708 ‘Ruby’ (pictured), ...

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From the archive: The day the 'Huberman' Strad reappeared

2013-11-18T00:00:00Z

In this article from The Strad 1987, Charles Beare recalls the media storm that followed the discovery of the stolen Stradivari violin

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From the archive: The tale of the King of Spain Strads

2013-11-13T00:00:00Z

The set of decorated Stradivari instruments housed at the Royal Palace of Madrid made news recently when they received their first public performance, by the Quiroga Quartet from Spain (see link below). The stringed instruments have an eccentric history, shrouded in mystery and conflicting views. Stradivari made them for the ...

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Violinist Min-Jin Kym's 'stolen and recovered' Stradivarius to be sold at auction

2013-10-21T00:00:00Z

The Stradivarius violin belonging to the violinist Min-Jin Kym that was stolen at a Pret a Manger sandwich bar in London’s Euston Station in November 2010 and later recovered by police, is to be sold at auction on 18 December 2013. The theft of the 1696 Strad, which at the ...

Blogs

A twist on tradition

2013-10-10T00:00:00Z

Peter Somerford visits Cremona's new Museo del Violino to see if rare violins and state-of-the-art technology make a welcoming combination

Blogs

Remembering London orchestral players of the 1950s

2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Ariane Todes's chance discovery of a box of old concert programmes led to an outpouring of tributes to a golden generation of string players

Debate

Lock up the valuables

2011-11-25T00:00:00Z

Should the world's top violins, violas and cellos always be available for playing? No, says Philip Kass. Some are simply too precious to be exposed to destructive human hands

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Min-Jin Kym's 1696 Stradivarius violin is taken from a sandwich bar

2010-12-10T00:00:00Z

A £15,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the recovery of a Stradivarius violin stolen in London. The 1696 instrument, valued at around £1.2m, was stolen along with two bows from a branch of Pret a Manger outside Euston Station on 29 November. The victim of the theft ...