Correction: The original version of this article contained an error. The Stradivarius violin was not re-varnished. It is the Van Gogh of the musical world: part ...

PHOENIX — Get ready to be immersed in a wave of overwhelming musical past through a unique exhibit of the most prestigious string instrument in history: The Stradivarius. “Stradivarius: Origins and ...

Part four: The culmination of the early history of violin playing, 1700-1761. Introduction: the 'evolution of progress' theory, a summary view of the violin -- The violin and bow of the early ...

Sam Zygmuntowicz, a 40-something Brooklynite and the center of John Marchese’s nonfiction book “The Violin Maker,” has been asking questions about the centuries-old craft of violin-making. Those ...

Mathew M. Symons was interested in violins from a young age, but growing up in Henry County with Quaker parents it wasn't always easy to explore his passion. The first instrument he created – out of a ...

Originally from Poland, the North Bennet Street School department head of violin making and repair is an expert in the instrument’s craft and history As department head of violin making and repair at ...

World Violin Day on December 13 recognizes the impact and cultural contributions of a most versatile instrument, violin and celebrates the bow stringed instrument loved around the world. The violin is ...

Rare is the violin recital that appeals as much to music lovers as to history buffs, but such is the case with a concert Sunday at the historic J.J. Henry House near Nazareth. Behind the concert is a ...

This violin is a piece of history: it belonged to Herbert Simmons, 'Uncle Bertie' to his family, who died at the Battle of the Somme. This week the leader of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra played ...