Aussie orch gets a Grandad Guarnerius

Aussie orch gets a Grandad Guarnerius

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norman lebrecht

June 10, 2014

The Australian Cahmber Orchestra has dipped into its instrument fund to buy a violin made by Andrea Guarneri, founder of the dynasty and grandfather of its most celebrated maker. The violin, bought for $1.5 million, is worth about one-tenth of a prime Giuseppe Guarnerius del Jesu.

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