The auction house Tarisio has gone public on the private sale of a bow to New York Philharmonic concertmaster Frank Huang.
The bow was made in 1864 by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume’s best Parisian bowman, Pierre Simon. It is mounted in ebony and gold.
The price has been kept private.
The post NY Phil concertmaster buys a bow appeared first on Slippedisc.
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 […]
Michael Graubart, who came to England as an eight year-old refugee from Nazi Vienna, has died after a long life of service to music and education. After first studying physics and working as an engineer […]
Liebste Frau Alma I have a happy ending to report You may remember me, the player in a North German orchestra who has her ass grabbed by a member of the brass section. I had […]
