maker of incomparable violins, cellos and more. Among the violin virtuosos who play a Stradivarius today are Itzhak Perlman, Akiko Suwanai and Joshua Bell. “I can’t think of anything else that ...

A record-breaking Stradivarius has sold for $23 million (£17.8 million), the highest sum ever paid for a violin. The 1715 ‘Baron Knoop’, hailed for its quality, volume and articulation, was crafted ...

Until now, there has been no way for instrument makers ... violins from solo performances into symphonies. Research anthropologist Bruno Frohlich uses a CT scanner to study both antique and ...

The modern bow ... “I own two violins by a living maker in Vermont that I like very much,” he says. “And there are some good instruments coming from China these days.” Yet, for most serious musicians, ...

In addition, violin ... American contemporary classical violinists from Isaac Stern to Joshua Bell, gave a lecture last year at New York's Museum of Mathematics, and joked that French violins slowly ...

Unless you live in Italy, it's a bit of a rare thing to have 50 brand-new Cremonese violins, violas and cellos all under one roof, waiting for you to try out. But that has been the case for the last ...

The violin has become the third most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction. It was made 300 years ago. A 300-year ...