All stradivarius articles – Page 9

  • Interactive1
    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

  • Philharmonia
    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

  • Strads on show
    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

  • Article

    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 ...

  • Blogs

    Meet Sir Alan Stradivarius

    2009-03-30T00:00:00Z

    Sir Alan Sugar might come out with strange musical similes but he has the potential to use his huge financial power wisely, says Catherine Payne