See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Several years ago, Stephanie Culp Smith received an old violin that had ...

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 ...

The Joachim-Ma Stradivarius has a high estimate of $18 million. Courtesy Sotheby's In two days, Sotheby’s will open bidding for the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, an extraordinarily well-preserved example ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The timbre of a Stradivarius violin is unmatched. Produced by the famed Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari in the late 17th and ...

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 ...

Some sell for more than $3.5 million. Only 700 of them exist, and they're stored in vaults, frequently stolen and often counterfeited. The object in question? Stradivarius violins, constructed by ...

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 ...

A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction Friday at Sotheby's in New York. The ...

I read with interest the article in today's Guardian about the blind testing of Stradivarius violins versus modern violins, from which the modern instruments emerged victorious. There are many aspects ...

Stradivarius violins are so important that they come with their own biographies. Several hundred of them survive today, and they're so prized, you can trace their lineages through the musicians who ...

Classical musicians and music lovers believe that prized string instruments are enriched by the generations of virtuosi who have played on them. In the case of the great Cremonese instrument maker ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction on Friday at Sotheby's in ...