Violinist Clara-Jumi Kang has received the long-term use of the 1702 ‘Thunis’ Stradivarius, once owned by the widow of Eugène Ysaye.
The loan was made by Kia Motors, for whom Kang now acts as a Global Ambassador. She discovered the instrument on a visit to the London dealers Beare’s.
The post Kia Motors secures Strad for Korean soloist appeared first on Slippedisc.
The Head of Strings at Latymer Upper School will stand trial at the City of London Magistrates Court in September, accused of stalking an instrument dealer, which she denies. Helen Neilson is alleged to have […]
From a Guardian article, based on a BBC Radio 3 essay: In 1993, completely out of the blue, the Austrian pianist Paul Badura-Skoda (pic) was sent a photocopy of a manuscript purporting to be […]
They are Assistant Principal Bass Tobias (Toby) Vigneau (pictutred) and second violin section members John Bian, Eliot Heaton, and MuChen Hsieh. They come from major orchestras in New Mexico, Milwaukee, Detroit and Houston. […]
