Reporter: Louise Burton
'Get Spektral Quartet’s “Mobile Miniatures” for Your Phone: Release Party Features New Music Ringtones by Nico Muhly, David Lang, Shulamit Ran
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'The World's Most Expensive Musical Instrument: David Aaron Carpenter Plays $45 Million Stradivarius Viola, Auction by Sotheby's in June
A rare Stradivarius viola, famously owned by Baron MacDonald of the U.K. in the 19th century, will be auctioned by Sotheby's this spring. Sotheby's has set a starting price of $45 million for the instrument, which is far and away the highest price ever asked for a musical instrument. -
'Minimalist Jukebox: Jacaranda Presents David Byrne's "The Knee Plays," '80s Music of Philip Glass in Santa Monica
Jacaranda will perform David Byrne's "The Knee Plays" and works by Philip Glass on April 5 in Santa Monica. The concert is part of the "Minimalist Jukebox" festival held in venues throughout the Los Angeles area.