World's Most Expensive Violin

KEAN:

One of the world's most renowned violins has been silent for the past seventy years. Well that's finally come to an end. But if you paid millions of dollars for a single instrument, you might be worried about breaking a string or two.
STORY:

In one of the oldest buildings in Moscow, a gathering of Russia's arts and 
political elite. For this recital it's not a case of what's being played or who is playing
it, but the value of the instrument producing the sound.
Carefully kept beneath this red cloth is the world's most expensive violin,
worth $3.9 million U.S. dollars.
The instrument was recently bought at auction by Russian businessman Maxim Viktorov.
He owns an extensive collection of the instruments, and says they're more
than just show items.
[Maxim Viktorov, Giuseppe
Guarneri Violin Owner]:

"I have a certain number of instruments which I often give to
violinists even for permanent use. I usually give them to talented musicians
who need a good instrument to perform."
The violin was made in 1741 by master violin maker Giuseppe Guarneri. For its first public performance in more than 70 years, the instrument was 
entrusted to Pinchas Zukerman.

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[mikeandmike]

3.4 million isnt the most expensive, highest paid for a strad violin is 9.5 million

[julqw2]

another russian olygarch (thief) owning what is actually a national treasure...very sad

[Vesivian]

@mikeandmike ones now on auction for 14 million pounds +

[Flaminggential]

@Dionydejesus It is along with the Messiah strad but they r not for sale ... so I guess ex-Viet would be the most expensive on market right now

[bestdiogoever]

@julqw2 if he gives them to talented musicians, then he is more than welcome of a buyer.

[Dionydejesus]

Correction This is not the most expensive violin in the world, The most expensive is Nicolo Paganini's Violin $40,000,000 USD, The only man in this world who have this one time in a live opportunity to play it in a concert was Eugine Fodor.

[theluthier]

@julqw2 Whose national treasure? Italy's? If so, why didn't the Italian Government bid for it, and place it in their National Museum of Violin Making, Cremona? He may be an olygarch, but he is placing fine instruments in the hands of talented players, which is more than investment houses do... they buy them then stash them away in bank vaults for decades! Now THAT is theft!

[Violanerd6]

Wrong! The most expensive violin is the 1741 Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesu. It is worth 18 million U.S. dollars.

[metalguitarguy95]

i wish i had a guarnei

[Forgoten214]

Not anymore, I smashed it

[Amosral]

Neither the News reader at the start and the person narrating the news story are British, from their accents I would guess they are from Australia or perhaps New Zealand. Aside from that, isn't accusing an entire nation people of something the exactly same sort of ignorant lazyness you profess to dislike?

[arpolwest1]

To ipmoic! Fair enough Venezzia becomes Venice in English or Venecia in Spanish! But what really irritates me is like chaps like Palin travelling the world just with only English and in Vietnam showhing contempt and impatience with the locals "they don't speak English!" What the ignorant expects! They were civilizations when the English were throwing their faeces in the street! While the Aztecs were having sewerage and daily baths! Anyway the end of Comunism to have such an oligarchy