‘The violin reflects the maker. It’s like handwriting,’ says Roman Barnas
Originally from Poland, the North Bennet Street School department head of violin making and repair is an expert in the ...
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An 1887 Opera by a Black Composer Finally Surfaces
In the prelude to the fourth act, set in the Sultan’s prison, cellos and bassoons play an upward line that resembles the lyrical second theme of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Given Beethoven ...
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Musician seeks help to recover ancient violin stolen in pub
A distraught classical musician has appealed for help to find his 284-year old violin stolen from a pub in north London while he was having dinner. David Lopez Ibanez plays the Lorenzo Carcassi ...