We hear a performance on a 1724 Stradivarius and speak with one of the world’s foremost experts on rare instruments, in town for TMF. 600 – Roughly the number of Stradivarius violins remaining in the ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (ASO) – The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Philip Mann, Music Director and Conductor, presents the 1712 Stradivarius Violin "Le Brun," a "golden period" instrument notably played by ...

The Stradivarius violin gets its name from master craftsman Antonio Stradivari. When he died in 1737, his secrets died with him: No one has ever been able to duplicate the sound of the violins or ...

It sounds like the plot of an indie film: A stolen priceless violin, silenced for more than three decades, has been found and restored to the family of its owner ...

Music professor Timothy Chooi explains how he obtained the rare 1714 "Dolphin" Stradivarius, one of the world's 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 most ...

Violinist Emma Carina Meinrenken performs pieces by Ernst and Pärt and the third movement of Bartók's Contrasts (Fast Dance) for violin, clarinet, and piano. She also talks about her interesting ...

I foolishly said that I’d think about if I wanted to do it,” the violinist said. “And Toby, my wife, said, ‘Are you out of ...

<p>An Ames Stradivarius violin is displayed during a news conference in New York, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. The instrument was stolen from renowned violinist Roman Totenberg 35 years ago when he left ...

A Stradivarius violin sold for $11.25 million at auction on Friday, showing the continued appeal of the legendary instruments, yet falling short of a record. Video from the auction at Sotheby's in New ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...