An early 19th-century French Mirecourt violin, from the private collection of the family of Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet W.

A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction Friday at Sotheby's in New York. The ...

Veronika Eberle and the Swedish Radio Symphony perform Beethoven's only violin concerto.

A century‑old violin returns to Exeter, carrying the story of the craftsman who built it and the musician who loved it.

Known as the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, the violin was once owned by the renowned Hungarian musician Joseph Joachim. Sotheby's A valuable violin with a storied past will be sold at Sotheby’s in February ...

A new tree-ring study solves the mystery of where the famed instrument-maker Anton Stradivari sourced timber for his violins during his “golden age.” ...

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We’ve always said that if we had enough money, we’d have a large room that housed every musical instrument we’ve ever been even mildly interested in. While that dream may never come to pass, it would ...