Lorin Maazel

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Owned by Maestro Lorin Maazel for 66 years, this fine Italian violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini has been heard in numerous recordings and concerts worldwide during his long and distinguished career. “I first played this violin when I was 15,” says Maazel, “and it has been my close companion ever since.” The proceeds of the sale will enable The Castleton Festival, which Maazel launched in 2009, to help young instrumentalists, singers and conductors to develop in their professional careers. Check our blog soon for more information and special content about the Maestro and his violin.
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"The Castleton Festival 2011 triumphantly crossed the finish line: seven opera titles, four concert programs, six guest appearances outside of Castleton, excellent press, fifty thousand hits on the Castleton Festival website last week. I am thrilled that the inspired and intense effort of all the participants conspired to place the Castleton Festival among the top international Festivals. Long may it thrive." - Maestro Maazel

January 4, 2012
Lorin Maazel’s 1783 Guadagnini Violin sold at Auction for charity By  Corinne Ramey This article appeared on the February 2012 cover of String Magazine It’s not a Strad, but maestro  Lorin Maazel   will...
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June 17, 2011
A row of barn-like sheds stands on Lorin Maazel’s farm in the rolling hills of Rappahannock County. They’re simple prefabricated sheds, the kind you can pick up at any home-supply store, decorated like miniature barns: the kind...
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June 17, 2011
In the dressing room off the master bedroom, mezzo-soprano superstar  Denyce Graves  is choosing between a glittery black gown and a shimmery silver tunic. In the music room nearby, soprano  Joyce El-Khoury  has donned ...
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