These days, a Stradivarius violin can go for more than $15 million at auctions. In 2011, one sold for $15.9 million. More recently, an exceptional Stradivarius violin called the Da Vinci ...

Petersburg, Lise contracted cholera, and died tragically at the age of twenty-six. The violoncello later passed through the hands of the famed London violin shop of William Henry Hill and Sons, the ...

In a cryptic social media post, TwoSet Violin has announced their final post together. Consisting of Australian violinists ...

In a recent article, I gave a broad account of the evolution of the violin with a particular focus on the work of the Cremona luthiers. At the head of this revolutionary group of innovators was the ...

This is a time further back in history than one might at first imagine. There is some evidence to suggest that Amati (1505) may have been manufacturing violins as early as 1520, but no instruments ...

The violinist Maria Dueñas has something to say, and the skill to say it brilliantly. She makes her solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall this month.

No one can deny the extraordinary aesthetic and acoustic features of Stradivari’s violins. While their worldwide reputation for quality goes unquestioned, a consensus is unclear on the mysterious ...

Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep track of your ...

Last September she recorded an album with Sir Antonio Pappano on which she played 12 different Stradivari violins, including those once owned by Fritz Kreisler and Nathan Milstein. Currently ...

RENOWNED violinist Gilopez Kabayao, whose music touched the lives of countless Filipinos, passed away on October 12, 2024, in Iloilo City at the age of 94, foll ...

The Royal Northern College of Music's collection in Manchester includes a Stradivari violin, African gunibri, and a Tibetan human bone trumpet. Other musical curiosities on display include a ...