Rare stringed instruments have a chain of custody known as provenance. Without clear and legal ownership, the instrument is more a liability than asset. In the world of very valuable things – think art, antiques, Stradivarius violins – there …
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As the first chair of one of the world’s great orchestras, the LA Phil concertmasters often extend their credits by working on great cinematic scores. The casual fan of orchestral music knows the first-chair violinist, the concertmaster, is the “number …
The violin Joshua Bell can’t let out of his sight has twice, and for many years, been in the hands of thieves. Yet it helped save the lives of 1,000 people. The French poet, dramatist, novelist, writer, journalist, and critic …
Among the finest violinists of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Sarasate had two Stradivariuses with which to create great music. Both live on – differently. Among the hundreds of surviving fine Italian violins crafted by renowned violin maker …