(3 Feb 2025)
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1. Classical violinist Stefan Jackiw performs Joseph Joachim’s cadenza for Johannes Brahms’ violin concerto on the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mari-Claudia Jimenez, Sotheby’s New York
“So this is a 1714 Stradivarius, and it was made during the Golden Period by Antonio Stradivari. So this is the peak of his output. This is the best violin of this era. And it is going to be sold at Sotheby’s on February 7th.”
3. Handlers take the glass case off the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mari-Claudia Jimenez, Sotheby’s New York
“Brahms wrote the Violin Concerto specifically for this violin, and it was debuted on this violin in the mid 1800s.”
5. Joachim-Ma Stradivarius
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mari-Claudia Jimenez, Sotheby’s New York
“This violin was owned by Joseph Joachim, arguably the most famous and most notable violinist of the 19th century. It was owned by him for more than 50 years, and then it was owned by a number of other important violinists and then was gifted to the New England Conservatory, which is now going to sell it for student scholarships.”
7. New England Conservatory class of 2006 graduate and classical violinist Stefan Jackiw performs Joseph Joachim’s cadenza for Johannes Brahms’ violin concerto
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Mari-Claudia Jimenez, Sotheby’s New York
“The estimate on the violin is 12 to 18 million dollars.”
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Sotheby’s will auction a Stradivarius violin this Friday in New York and expect it sell for $12 to $18 million.
It is currently owned by the New England Conservatory in Boston and proceeds from the sale will go to student scholarships, the auction house said.
The instrument was crafted in 1714 by famed violin maker Antonio Stradivari and was owned in the 19th century by violinist Joseph Joachim.
AP video shot by Ted Shaffrey
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