Andrew Dipper contributed an article and made the English translation for the book on Giuseppe Fiorini (1861-1934) entitledBetween Bologna and Stradivari. The European Journeys of Giuseppe Fiorini. The article “Fiorini and the Modern School of Violin Making” was written by Andrew Dipper. This book was first published in Europe in 2011 by Edizioni Novecento with the Committee for Giuseppe Fiorini.

Givens Violins has been the sponsor of this competition since 1996 and we would like to extend our congratulations to John Belk, senior division winner of the 2011 Minnesota Sinfonia Young Artist Competition and the Givens Violins prize of $500. John will be performing the first movement of the Haydn Cello Concerto in D major with the Minnesota Sinfonia on Friday, July 22 at 7:30 pm at the Lake Harriet Bandshell.