Have you ever wondered what makes an old Italian violin sound so special? For centuries, musicians and scientists have ...

The opportunity to play the 1683 Stradivari violin, which famously belonged to former Indiana University professor Josef Gingold, has long been one of the crown jewels in a prize package full of them.

Tom Anderson: A violin maker like Mathijs Heyligers, Bill basically said, "Are you an artist?" And he said, "No, I'm a craftsman." He sort of talks to the wood, and the wood talks to him.

Musicians and music aficionados alike have long savored the rich sound quality of the violins created by Antonio Stradivari, particularly at the dawn of the 18th century (the so-called "golden ...

Birthplace of rare Stradivarius violins preserving instruments' sounds 04:21. In Cremona, the Italian city that gave birth to some of the finest violins ever made, residents are being told to be ...

Reyto and Steingraber spent the last year planning the arrival of Violins of Hope, which had its North American debut in 2012. During one meeting that coincided with a deadly attack at a ...

Adam's violin-making shop is tucked in behind Day Murray Music, a business that doesn't quite date back to Napoleon but, nonetheless, is one of the oldest businesses in Murray.

Violins of Hope was cofounded by father-and-son violin makers Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein, who collected and refurbished dozens […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 74°F.

A selection of Violins of Hope instruments will be on display at the following locations: Through May 31: The Hilbert Museum of California Art, 167 N. Atchison Street, Orange.

Musicians have a relationship to their instrument, their audience and to the music they play. The Violins of Hope concert, hosted by Chabad of Wilmette on June 4, connected audience members to Viol… ...