Bloom High grad turns rare violin king of Chicago
Geoffrey Fushi, a 1961 Bloom High School graduate, built Bein & Fushi into the country’s top rare violin dealer and co founded The Stradivari Society. The Chicago Heights native sold a 1737 King Joseph Guarneri for 6 million and collaborates on vivid archival projects while guiding artists like Itzhak Perlman and Midori.
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Stradivari Society Founder Details Patronage Model
Fushi recounts how Dorothy DeLay asked Geoffrey Fushi to help a young Midori by loaning the 1735 David Guarneri. The loan helped her rise, later purchasing the instrument. Midori now a renowned soloist and Stradivari Society patron. The society, founded 1989, owns about 25 violins worth $40 million and aims to expand to about 200 instruments.
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Star Publications earns heritage award
Star Publications received the Distinguished Friend of South Suburban Heritage award from the South Suburban Heritage Association at its annual conference in Homewood. Elaine Egdorf praised the publication for its supplements highlighting communities and its articles that uncover local historic treasures for readers.
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