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Tarisio In the Press 
Wall Street Journal, April 13, 2012 Auction, Strings Attached On April 26, Tarisio, a young New York firm, will put the 1705 Baron von der Leyen, one of about 500 to 600 surviving Stradivari violins, up for auction online. It last changed hands in 1969, when six-digit prices were still over the horizon... 
Strings Magazine, February, 2012 The Million Dollar Guadagnini: Lorin Maazel’s 1783 Guadagnini Violin sold at Auction for charity It’s not a Strad, but maestro Lorin Maazel will have you know that his 1783 Guadagnini is second to none. “The violin is one of the spectacular examples of Guadagnini’s expertise,” Maazel says. 
The Independent, June 21, 2011 Stradivarius: still priceless after all these years One of the most valuable objects ever constructed out of spruce wood and sheep gut set off a concerto of mouse clicks yesterday as bidders around the world competed in an internet auction for what is known as the “Mona Lisa”of musical instruments. 
BBC News, May 2, 2011 Stradivarius to be sold to raise money for Japan quake An exceptionally well-preserved Stradivarius violin, the Lady Blunt, which fetched $10m at its last sale in 2008, is to be auctioned for charity. The 1721 violin is being sold by the Nippon Music Foundation, with the entire proceeds going to their Northeastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund.
Wall Street Journal, April 30, 2011 A $10 Million Fiddle? Stradivarius Takes Another Bow at Auction In the world of violins, the Lady Blunt is royalty. Built in 1721 by Antonio Stradivari, the well-preserved violin sold for a record-breaking sum at auction in 1971. Now, it's poised to repeat that feat. 
Gramophone, October 2010 Stradivari Violin Sells for $3.6m — Beating Auction Record A Stradivari violin known as the "Molitor", thought originally to belong to Napoleon Bonaparte, has sold on-line for a record $3.6 million. The previous world record for a musical instrument at auction was held by Christie's, who sold the "Hammer" Stradivari at their New York saleroom for $3.54 million in 2006. 
The Washington Post, March 16, 2010 IN HIS HANDS, ANTIQUE VIOLINS REVEAL THEIR PAST AND THEIR VALUE The Japanese factory owner bows as he presents his business card to the violin whisperer. The violin whisperer bows as he presents his business card to the Japanese factory owner. That formality aside, the Japanese factory owner opens the case that rests on the polished conference table between them.
Strings Magazine, November 2009 STRINGS TRADE Tarisio Online Auction Turns Ten Tarisio, the New York-based violin auctioneer, held its first auction ten years ago this month — the first preview was held in a Boston pub. With multi-city previews and the actual bidding conducted later online, 
Duke Magazine, July-August 2009 A STRADIVARIUS STORY A new business model for old violins helps connect owners and musicians. Outside the Doris Duke Center in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, on a perfect spring night toward the end of the semester, well-dressed young people stroll on the patio and in the surrounding garden, drinking white wine and mingling, a stray goose strutting among them drawing brief, bemused attention. 
New York Times, November 2, 2008 Highest Pedigree Yields No High Bids for Cello It was a remarkable cello, with an equally remarkable pedigree, and by all accounts it was primed to draw a record price as serious bidding began Friday morning on the Web site of Tarisio (tarisio.com), auctioneers of fine stringed instruments and bows. 
London Times, September 8, 2008 MADE BY STRADIVARI, PLAYED BY 007 SISTER: The Fleming is named after Amaryllis Fleming, the half-sister of 007 author Ian Fleming. It is insured for £1.4 million A cello made by Antonio Stradivari and once owned by one of Britain’s best musicians is to be sold at an online auction next month – the first time such a rare, valuable instrument has found its way on to the internet. 
Het Parool, 2008 THE CUYPERS THAT WOULDN'T BE AUCTIONED The American auction house Tarisio Auctions appraised violins, cellos and bows this weekend in Amsterdam for free. Dozens of people attended. Roland Muller from Bussum comes in with two violins under his arm. He wants to have them evaluated by Jason Price, one of the founders of Tarisio. He takes a violin from the seventies in his hands. “Made by an unknown maker. Very difficult to sell,” Price says right away. 
New York Sun, August 11, 2008 RARE CELLO EXPECTED TO SET WORLD RECORD AT AUCTION A rare Stradivarius cello is expected to set a world record when it goes to auction this fall. The cello, which was owned for decades by the British cellist Amaryllis Fleming, is being sold by the online instrument auction house Tarisio and carries an estimate of $1.75 million to $2.3 million.
Gramophone, November 28, 2006 CELLO BOW BREAKS WORLD RECORD A cello bow by Francois Xavier Tourte has made nearly $200,000 in an on-line musical instruments auction. It was bought by a well-known European cellist who has chosen to remain anonymous.
Strings Trade, July 2006 TARISIO ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN EXPANSION Tarisio Auctioneers has just hired Naomi Sadler, editor of The Strad, to open a London office. Initially, Sadler says, she’ll be helping to publicize Tarisio’s expansion into Europe, traveling to trades shows, making the right contacts. “Tarisio has an extremely good profile in North America,” she says.
The Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2005 WHEN A STRANGE PURSUIT BECOMES A CAREER PATH When Jason Price told his parents that he wanted to take a year off from Williams College to make violins in northern Italy, they were "kind of shocked," he says. A great school such as Williams would plant him firmly on a traditional path to success. Why would he want to derail himself? 
The Strad, November 2003 VIRTUALLY YOURS You can now purchase a genuine Strad without leaving your desk, thanks to Tarisio. Laurinel Owen finds out about the online auctioneer that has taken the string world by storm.
Strings Magazine, August/September 2003 STERN'S STARS Tarisio's much-anticipated sale of the Isaac Stern Collection and other important violins and bows in May [2003] more than lived up to its hype, 
Boston Globe, July 6, 2003 Music hit the high notes, too, with Tarisio Auctions achieving at its May online sale the highest auction price ever for an early period Stradivarius violin. That was $949,500 for the concert violin used by Jan Kubelik, the late conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, for much of his career. 
Kansas City Star, May 29, 2003 SOLD! TO THE MAN IN THE MASK The economics of classical music may be in the pits, but auction prices of composers' manuscripts and rare violins are soaring upward like those of Monets or Van Goghs .. Earlier this month an online sale by Tarisio Auctions of several rare violins became the second-highest-grossing violin auction ever, bringing in $3.3 million. 
Financial Times, April, 25 2003 ART BUYERS URGED TO BE AWARE AS INTERNET AUCTION FRAUD SOARS When Jason Price, a partner at New York-based Tarisio Auctions, which specializes in fine and rare stringed instruments, received a call from somebody in Italy recently, he was startled to learn that a photograph of a Montanari violin from the company's archive had turned up on eBay.
Financial Times, April, 11 2003 VIOLINS CAN ADD VALUE TO A FINELY-TUNED PORTFOLIO Four year-old Tarisio recorded sales of $4m last year - about a third of the global market - which [Tarisio partner] Mr. Price attributes to specialist expertise and charging lower commissions than Sotheby's or Christie's.
The Strad, October 2000 Having held just two sales so far, Tarisio has managed to become a major player, finding top instruments and combining these finds with solid expertise .. so meteoric its rise has been that Sotheby's now regards Tarisio as its principal rival. |
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