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This 300-Year-Old Stradivarius Violin Could Become the Most Expensive Musical Instrument Ever Sold at Auction
who most likely performed with it during the 1879 premiere of Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D Major, which Brahms conducted himself, according to the auction house. “The first time we ...
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£15 million record predicted for Golden Period Stradivarius violin
A Stradivarius is likely to set a new world record for a musical instrument sold at auction next month with a £15 million ...
Stradivari violin heads to auction with up to a record $18 million estimate
A violin made by renowned Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari during his 18th century "Golden Period" is heading for auction ...
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The concerto through time
The Violin Concerto in D major was written in 1879 and first performed in Leipzig, Germany. Brahms composed it for his friend, who was a virtuosic violinist. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 - OCR ...
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Violin great taking Tucson to the movies with TSO concert
Itzhak Perlman, arguably the greatest living violinist, joins the Tucson Symphony Orchestra for a night at the movies as he ...
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Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 (1905–10)
The violin was Elgar’s own instrument and his Violin Concerto is almost like a personal ... The second movement slips down a semitone into B flat major – another world, pastoral and serene ...