Gibson Stradivarius

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The Gibson Stradivarius is one of the most famous Stradivarius violins constructed by Antonio Stradivari. The Gibson Strad dates to 1713 and was once owned by Bronislaw Huberman. During his possession, the violin was stolen twice. The first time the violin was returned shortly after the theft. The second theft occurred backstage at Carnegie Hall in 1936 and the violin was not recovered until 50 years later. This happened while Huberman was playing another violin, a Guarnerius. Huberman never saw the Gibson Stradivarius again.

It is currently owned by classical violinist Joshua Bell. 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. His newest recording was released in September 2006 and is called "the Voice of the Violin"