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Afternoon Briefing: Man charged in connection with stolen violin on Blue Line train
A Douglas neighborhood man was charged with robbery and accused of taking an expensive violin on a CTA Blue Line train, ...
Owner of one-of-a-kind violin stolen on CTA train offers reward: 'It's extremely special'
The maple and spruce violin was a gift from Cyrus Spurlock's older brother, who crafted it himself. Spurlock was sitting on a ...
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A 331-year-old violin was stolen from a USC student. How police recovered the $650,000 instrument
Los Angeles Police Department detectives announced Tuesday that a Milanese 1694 Giovanni Grancino violin was recovered after having been stolen from USC on April 2. Det. Stephanie Gutierrez ...
How a Small Violin Part Highlights Bigger Problems for the Global Economy
A family business in Ottawa that makes special shoulder rests for violins is imperiled by both Trump’s tariffs on Canada and ...
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The Violin Alone
"Vili: Concerto for Violin Alone" is an extreme concerto in which its player must simultaneously play the solo and orchestra parts. The Violin Alone is available to stream on pbs.org and the free ...
USA Today21d
Charlatan borrowed priceless violins. But he was just stringing owners along.
“[Meng] gained the trust of these violin shops by representing himself ... The violins he stole as part of his scheme were exquisite, according to court records. The instruments dated all ...
South Side man charged in connection with stolen violin on Blue Line train
A Douglas neighborhood man was charged with robbery Thursday and accused of taking an expensive violin on a CTA Blue Line train, Chicago police said. Earlier, police asked for the public’s help ...