Press Centre
- International Orchestra for Freedom
- International Orchestra for Freedom
- Florian Leonhard's interview on Korean magazine "The music"
- Florian Leonhard's interview on Korean magazine "The music" during his latest visit to Seoul
- The Economist 'The sweet sound of nightingales'
- Violin-making is flourishing, but the 450-year-old ones are still the best!
- Stradivari 1718 vs. Gagliano 1761
- Florian Leonhard talks with John Douglas about the old Italian School of violin making on Hong Kong's Radio Four. Excerpts from Bach's Goldberg variations as an introduction, arranged by Dmitri Sitkovetsky for String Trio and performed by Julian Rachlin (violin), Nobuko Imai (viola), and Mischa Maisky (cello). Florian Leonhard talks about old italian instruments and their secrets, the importance of valuation, and he presents with him in the studio a rare 1718 Antonio Stradivari along with a 1761 Nicolo Gagliano. Hong Kong based violinist Andrea Zanchetta plays them and gives the musician's point of view.
- The Strad (Korea)
- (December 2008)
korean article about Florian Leonhard Fine Violins - Focus: The Violin Trade
Despite high-profile recent scandals and a reputation for secrecy, the trade in fine stringed instruments remains buoyant, finds Michael Quinn
- The Financial Times
- (September 2008)
How to spend it - Evening Standard
- (2 April 2008)
Why the Strad is a sound investment - The Independent (Ciar Byrne)
- (26th March 2008)
Can’t make money from property or shares? Try violins - The Guardian (Simon Bowers)
- (25th March 2008)
Trader sees profit in violinists playing beyond their means
(extract) - WMS
- (Spring 2008)
Music to the pockets - Financial World (Charles Batchelor)
- (November 2007)
How to pound notes
Extract about Fine Violins Fund, with quotes from Florian Leonhard. - Financial Times (James Mackintosh)
- (24th May 2007)
Hedge fund plays on theme of violins - The Times (Neil Fisher)
- (12th January 2007)
A Strad with strings attached - The Economist
- (19th December 2006)
Fiddling expenses
Florian Leonhard Fine Violins provides graph for article. - Ham and High (David Sonin)
- (20th December 2002)
Violin tendencies - Fine Violins (Russian)
- Fine Violins (Russian)
