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Ukrainian opera soprano
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- Russian Empire, Soviet Union
- opera singer, music teacher
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2017-12-04 13:43:08
Image: Paul Hayday, https://www.flickr.com/photos/hayzphotos/ Alright, so, despite my best intention
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2017-03-28 17:37:11
Zimmerman’s Strad sells in London for £1.9 million
Press release: The Ex-Croall; McEwen Stradivari violin was sold today, at auction, by Ingles & Hayday for £1,920,000 Considered by leading authority W.E. Hill & Sons as a fine example of Antonio Stradivari’s violins from the 1680’s, the instrument represents a key stage in the development of the luthier’s distinctive style. The violin, which is in fine condition, has a back crafted from a single piece of maple with irregular flame and Stradivari’s trademark golden varnish. Notable performers who have played the Ex-Croall; McEwen include Frank Peter Zimmermann (who performed on the instrument between 1985 and 1990), Alexander Gilman , and Suyeon Kim .
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2016-10-28 12:21:02
Pub landlord pays £6,600 for Churchill’s cigar-box violin
Gerry O’Brien, general manager of The Churchill Arms in Kensington, handed over six grand plus commission for a William Robinson violin made from Winston Churchill’s cigar boxes and once played by Yehudi Menuhin. The price was six times the top estimate. Maybe Gerry had a quick snifter before he bid. Other top prices at the Ingles&Hayday auction: · GB. Grancino II (violin) – Lot 190, £144,000 · Ferdinand Gagliano (violin) – Lot 24, £180,000 · Luigi Vistoli (violin) – Lot 189, £8,700 · Piero Parravicini (violin) – Lot 187, £15,000 · Carlo de March (violin) – Lot 176, £12,000 · William Robinson (violin) – Lot 139, £6,600 · Giovanni Dollenz (violin) – Lot 98, £28,800 · Domenico Pasta (violin) – Lot 91, £78,000 · Hendrick Willems (viola) – […]
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2014-10-28 20:20:22
No bargains: Marconi’s violin fetches $1 million
A purported Antonio Stradivari which once belonged to Alfonso Marconi (pictured), brother of the radio pioneer, sold today at Sotheby’s London for £624,000 – more than three times its pre-sale estimate. Celebrity, celebrity…. press release: The London-based specialist musical instrument auctioneers Ingles & Hayday today (Tuesday, October 28, 2014) sold a violin attributed to Antonio Stradivari which once belonged to Alfonso Marconi, brother of the famous radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi, for £624,000 – more than three times its pre-sale top estimate - at Sotheby’s, New Bond Street, London. It was estimated to fetch £140,000-180,000 and was bought by Italian musician, Abner Colombo on the telephone.
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