The intricate history of a beautiful antique violin is traced from its creation in Cremona, Italy, in 1681, where a legendary violin maker (Carlo Cecchi) paints it with the blood of his dead wife ...

The Cathedral has stood tall in the center of Cremona since the 12th century, but the heartbeat of this city is heard in the ...

Like every living, breathing instrument, the Stradivarius known as the "Red Violin" was built to be played. Just not by me and my clumsy paws. Elizabeth Pitcairn: She can play it, and not only because ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 on Friday at Sotheby's in ...

A valuable violin with a storied past will be sold at Sotheby’s in February—and it could become the most expensive musical ...

The workshop is filled with the smell of cut wood and every wall is covered in violins at various stages of completion. In it, Dorian Barnes, the director of workshop operations at Lisle Violin Shop ...

RED WING, MINN. — The most intimate relationship a musician may have is with a precious instrument. And when that relationship breaks down, an elite group of students here can fix it. At Minnesota ...

Searching for the perfect instrument to start music lessons? Here’s your chance — if you can afford it. A 311-year-old, rare ...

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 ...

There is a certain paradox to the greatest violins. No matter how uniform the testimony of their players and audiences, a skeptic might question their supremacy. After all, these instruments have been ...