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Encyclopedia > Gibson Stradivarius

The Gibson Stradivarius is one of the famous Stradivarius violins constructed by Antonio Stradivari. The Gibson Strad dates to 1713. One of the violins in the Stradivarius collection of the Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain. ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a fifth apart. ... Antonio Stradivari ( 1644? - December 18, 1737) was an Italian luthier (maker of violins and other stringed instruments), the most prominent member of that profession. ... Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713...


It is currently owned by Joshua Bell. Joshua Bell (born December 9, 1967) is an American violinist. ...


External links

The story of the Gibson Stradivarius (http://www.joshuabell.com/strad.html)


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Hij heeft de Gibson uit de inloopkelder – met klimaatbeheersing – gehaald van de chique winkel in Londen waarvan hij bedrijfsleider is; zijn vader Charles is er directeur.
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The Gibson Stradivarius is one of the famous Stradivarius violins constructed by Antonio Stradivari.
The Gibson Strad dates to 1713 and was once owned by Bronislaw Huberman.
Bell's recordings with the Gibson ex Hubermann can be heard on "Romance of the Violin" (2003) and "Tchaikovsky" a CD of violin concertos conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas (2006) both on Sony Classical.
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