1695) was the first and greatest of a family of violin makers working at Cremona ... More of his cellos than violins or violas are known. The name appears in various forms on the labels, e.g., Regeri, ...

The most illustrious of several violin makers in the Bergonzi family was Carlo ... so the presence of a label bearing his name is no guarantee that the instrument was actually made by Carlo Bergonzi.

Stradivarius can cost anywhere between $8 and $20 million! Today, there are about 500 Stradivarius instruments floating ...

How about some violin? Sure, it's most often considered ... more involved string sections are not included here — this list is for numbers in which the fiddle alone is a standout and essential ...

A violin made by a soldier ... inside gave the date 1915 and the name Richard S Howard, which prompted Mr Sweeney and his father to investigate the maker. "It was actually my dad who did all ...

According to the National Museum of Australia, ''Smith (1880–1978) is widely regarded as the most important violin maker in Australia''. Young Harry did so and in 1953, at the age of 17 ...

Choosing the right violin bow is now different ... usually handcrafted by master bow makers. These bows deliver unparalleled ...

In a cryptic social media post, TwoSet Violin has announced their final post together ... for which the pair were loaned two 1708 Stradivari violins from the maker’s ‘Golden Period’.

Ibrahim, the 90-year-old Cape Town jazz pianist who once went by the stage name Dollar Brand, has performed his spirited ...

Symphony San Jose — and its audience — gets all dressed up for a fun Halloween-themed program at the California Theatre.

Among the inhabitants are crofters with cattle and sheep, a violin maker, a Russian translator ... Ireland and Scotland and came across Hugh's name and that he was building windmills.

Michelle Huster is a woman of many talents: teaching, playing the violin, identifying graves and making jewelry ... of the replacements survived the Chicago Fire in 1871, where the maker hitched it ...