On March 14 and 15, in the newly-named Marion Anderson Hall, Marin Alsop will conduct the world-renowned Philadelphia ...

Violin maker Antonio Stradivari lived his whole life in Cremona, Italy, producing what are considered some of the finest ...

The Vegetable Orchestra, which only plays instruments that are carved out of vegetables, earned a Guinness World Record for ...

In the first movement, the soloist and two orchestral oboes began by blending their tones in chains of ear-buzzing seconds, ...

The priceless violin, made in 1740s Florence, has been passed down to musicians over two centuries. Last week, it was stolen in plain sight from a north London pub. A violinist has appealed for help ...

When Ma died in 2009, his estate gifted the violin to the New England Conservatory. Stradivari made this violin—with maple and spruce woods and a rich red varnish—during his “golden period ...

NEW YORK — A violin made in 1714 by the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari sold for $11.3 million at an auction in New York recently, short of estimates that would have made it the most ...

A Stradivarius violin made at the "pinnacle" of Antonio Stradivari’s career sold at auction for an eye-popping price this week. The musical instrument, crafted in 1714 by Stradivari, the luthier ...

WELCOMING TO ALL KIDS. A 300 YEAR OLD VIOLIN WITH LOCAL TIES WAS AUCTIONED OFF FOR SOME PRETTY BIG BUCKS. TODAY, 300 YEARS OLD, AND WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR HOW MUCH IT WENT FOR. BUT FIRST, NEWSCENTER ...

AFP NEW YORK: A rare Stradivarius violin, made over 300 years ago by Antonio Stradivari during his so-called golden period, fetched $11.3 million at auction in New York on Friday, Sotheby's said.