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Olivia Wilde and Margaret Zhang had the same thoughts for the 2023 Met Gala on Monday evening (May 1) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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Olivia Wilde Revived the Gold Violin Dress at the 2023 Met Gala

wore a custom Chloé gown to the 2023 Met Gala, but the look was inspired by a vintage design. Guests were asked to celebrate the life and work of late designer Karl Lagerfeld at this year's event. Styled by , the 's look paid homage to the French fashion house's iconic , which was originally designed by Lagerfeld in 1983. “What I loved about the original design was the musical inspiration of it, and the surrealistic touch on it,” Chloé's current designer Gabriela Hearst told .

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Kelvin Harrison Jr. Rocks His Violin Skills and Battles Mozart in New ‘Chevalier’ Clip (EXCLUSIVE)

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, should have been as famous as Mozart — except he wasn’t. Stephen Williams‘ new film “Chevalier” starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. as the titular violinist explores why. From Searchlight Pictures, the film opens in theaters on April 21 and follows Chevalier, a name bestowed on him after he caught the attention of Marie Antoinette, the illegitimate son of an African slave and plantation owner. Before bursting onto the scene, he performed violin concertos while building his fencing skills, becoming known as the “Black Mozart.” In a clip from the film, Bologne takes on a challenge against Mozart (Joseph Prowen), accepting a violin duel.

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‘Chevalier’ Star Kelvin Harrison Jr. Spent Six Hours a Day Learning Violin to Play Music Prodigy

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Kelvin Harrison Jr. spent up to six hours a day playing the violin in preparation for his latest film “Chevalier.” The period drama, set before the French Revolution, follows the life of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, also known as Black Mozart. The Searchlight Pictures film also stars Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo, Marton Csokas, Alex Fitzalan and Minnie Driver. Speaking with Variety, Harrison Jr. said despite being raised in a musical family (his father was a classical musician and a music teacher) he didn’t know about Chevalier. “I had no clue who he was, but he was pretty bold, and I was blown away by him,” he says.

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Violin professor who taught in Manchester charged with sex attack

A violin professor has been charged with sexual assault. South Africa-born Jan Repko, 64, taught at the Royal College of Music (RCM), but was suspended by the London conservatoire after the allegation last July and later dismissed, reported the Press Association today.

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Ange Postecoglou throws Celtic excuses out the window as he tells tired stars 'I'm no violin player'

Ruthless Ange Postecoglou insists the mammoth 24 hour trek to Australia was no excuse as he blasted his Hoops for dozing Down Under.

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How a Middle School Violin Teacher Became the Secret Sauce for the Music to HBO’s ‘Last Movie Stars’

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorSinger, songwriter, former frontman of indie rock’s “The Walkmen” and now composer, Hamilton Leithauser can’t play the horns, but that didn’t deter him from accepting a gig to put music to the HBO six-part series “The Last Movie Stars.”-Helmed by Ethan Hawke and executive-produced by Martin Scorses, the docu-series chronicles the love story of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward alongside their simultaneously flourishing Hollywood careers. Hawke enlisted a host of well-known voices — including Karen Allen, George Clooney, Oscar Isaac, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Zoe Kazan, Laura Linney and Sam Rockwell — to narrate the tale.

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‘Wizard of Oz’ Violin Could Fetch $20 Million at Auction

Jon Burlingame editorA 300-year-old violin, reputed to have been played on the Oscar-winning “Wizard of Oz” score, will go on the auction block next month and could fetch as much as $20 million.The rare Stradivarius belonged to Odessa-born Toscha Seidel, widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, famed for his rich tone and emotional intensity.Estimates are that the violin could bring between $16 million and $20 million at auction, partly because of its excellent condition and partly because of its history. There are about 600 Stradivarius violins in existence worldwide; the highest price paid for a Strad was $15.9 million in 2011, so the Seidel instrument could mark a new world record.