A Sotheby's auction is slated to sell an important musical instrument crafted by a noted violin maker later this week. It ...

Vettori was born to a family of violin makers. This environment made Vettori feel that it was only natural to become one himself. Canada’s bionic violinist, Adrian Anantawan, tells Hong Kong ...

Known as the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, the instrument was crafted in 1714 by Antonio Stradivari, the famous Italian violin maker, during his “golden period” of craftsmanship. The instrument is ...

Only about 600 instruments crafted by Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari and his family in the late 17th and early 18th ...

Stradivarius violins often sell for millions. There's a long history behind them, and violinists who swear they sound better ...

Crafted in 1714, the violin is expected to sell for between $12 million and $18 million in a single-lot auction that’s part of Sotheby’s 2025 Old Masters series.

From a collection of bows hung on music stand in his living room, Tom Carlson carefully pulls one out, tightening the ribbon of horsehair until taut. Next, he turns to a row of violins sitting ...

The rare violin made in 1714 by famed Italian violin artisan Antonio Stradivari ... Advertisement "No other musical instrument maker of any sort has become so embedded in the public consciousness ...

This week, a violin made by famed Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari could ... puts it bluntly: "Stradivari was the best violin maker who ever lived. I think that's really beyond debate." ...