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01.11.2008, 00:23

Fiddler's violins sound the wrong note

A Russian violinist has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of fraud. Sergey Dyachenko is suspected of selling his students fake 18th-century violins.

01.11.2008, 08:02

Virtuoso behind violin scam hangs himself

A Russian virtuoso violinist, who was arrested in Italy on Friday on suspicion of fraud, has hanged himself. Sixty-four-year-old Sergey Dyachenko was suspected of selling his students fake 18th-century violins.

The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune

Published: 22 March, 2008, 13:56


Guarneri violin

A rare Guarneri violin that was kept for a century in a private collection has been played for the first time in public in Moscow. The Guarneri instruments are even more revered by some players than those made by the legendary Antonio Stradivari.

 
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