Jimmy Page, Adrian Belew, Lee Ranaldo and Sigur Rós popularized the use of the violin bow on guitar, but there’s a knack to making it sound good ...
When the topic of violins called masterpieces, such as Stradivarius, comes up in TV or online articles, it is often ...
This week, a violin made by famed Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari could become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction. Sotheby's is estimating that a Stradivarius made in 1714 ...
Workers step up production to fill violin orders in Queshan county, Henan province, on June 25. XIA QINGHUA / CHINA NEWS SERVICE By WANG ZHUOQIONG When Gao Yanding decided to make his own violin, he ...
A violin handcrafted in 1714 by Antonio Stradivari, the famous Italian luthier, has been sold for $11.25 million by Boston’s New England Conservatory (NEC) at a Sotheby’s auction. The music school ...
Violin performances captured live in public often rely on spontaneity, quick skill execution, and real-time audience ...
The world had its eyes on the Circle City on Oct. 3 as six finalists competed to win what has been called the "Olympics of ...
When you think, "I'd like to try playing the violin," there are things you might worry about even before the instrument ...
When a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin valued at more than $5 million was stolen from Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond last year, investigators initially believed the theft may ...
Richard Hall sits tapping his foot and plucking a banjo in the front window of his music store on the main street of South Gippsland's Korumburra. Out the back is his workshop — a warm space covered ...