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For decades, renowned violinist Erica Morini thrilled music lovers around the globe. In her hands was one of the most prized possessions in the world of music: a Stradivarius violin which would be ...

Owning a Stradivarius immediately puts a violinist into one of the world's most exclusive clubs. Either you're rich enough to own one, which as a musician is an accomplishment in itself, or you've won ...

A nearly 300-year-old Stradivarius violin that belonged to American copper mining heiress Huguette M. Clark is up for auction in New York City. A nearly 300-year-old Stradivarius violin found in the ...

WASHINGTON -- Renowned violinist Roman Totenberg left his beloved Stradivarius in his office while greeting well-wishers after a concert in 1980. When he returned, it was gone. Its case was later ...

In January, a street criminal tazed Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond and stole his precious Stradivarius violin. Unfortunately for the thief -- who was sentenced to seven years ...

After spending two and half hours playing around on the different instruments, six out of the ten musicians chose one of the modern violins for the hypothetical tour—and only three picked a ...

On the first day of 1879, Joseph Joachim, the virtuosic Hungarian violinist, took to the stage in Leipzig and premiered Johannes Brahms’s Violin Concerto in D Major, the only such work the German ...

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 ...

BOSTON - The sale of a one-of-a-kind violin just raised $11.3 million for scholarships at Boston's New England Conservatory during an auction at Sotheby's in New York. The Joachim-Ma Stradivarius ...

As an astonishing exhibition brings together 20 of Stradivarius's most prized violins, guitars and cellos, Ivan Hewett discovers what made their sound so special. IN THE WORLD of musical instruments, ...