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 ...

It's about the Stradivarius "Messiah" - a violin that is valued at around 200 million euros and on which no one is allowed to play.

The instrument, known as the “Joachim ... Though he made cellos and violas, as well, his violin-making techniques were what made him famous. As Stradivari historian Toby Faber writes for Sotheby ...

The most famous violoncellist to play it was Lise ... I like to call a "computational art history'' of the evolution of instrument forms, and how ideas about design migrated between violin makers in ...

Sixty years later, "the axe" is still the defining instrument of the genre. Once mastered, it becomes more than just an instrument; it's like an old friend or a spouse. Over the years, certain ...

Janusz Wawrowski, a professor of music and a violinist, is using the only Stradivarius violin in Poland to showcase the works of composer Grażyna Bacewicz.

The final price includes auction house fees. The name of the instrument comes from two of its famous violin virtuoso owners, Joseph Joachim of Hungary and Si-Hon Ma of China. Ma's estate gifted ...

The violin is the smallest and highest-pitched of the string instrument family. Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres - they are most prominent in the Western classical ...