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

You know how it is: Someone hands you a $4.5 million violin, and you try not to drop it. Bein gives me a 1734 fiddle built by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu, and I turn it gingerly to look at the ...

The instrument was made in 1731 by Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesù,” who is considered one of the best violin makers of all time. The other is a name that is more familiar to classical music ...

A rare violin that was made around 1731 by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu, one of the legendary Italian violin-makers of the era, is going up for auction at Tarisio in March, where it is expected to ...

Made in 1731 by acclaimed Italian luthier, Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri ‘del Gesù’, the rare violin had been valued at $10 million (£8.16 million) prior to the bidding, which took place on Monday 16 ...

In 2014, New York-based violinist Ray Iwazumi performed a concert playing a replica of Il Cannone, a famous violin used by Niccolo Paganini and originally created by Giuseppe Guarneri. He hopes to ...

A 292-year-old, extremely rare Guarneri violin known as the Baltic sold for $9.44 million at auction, ... Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù was only 32 when he made the violin i n 1731, ...

This Guarneri del Gesù could top the existing $21.3 million record set for a violin at public auction Read more at straitstimes.com.

The instrument, circa 1731, is one of only about 150 known violins handmade by Italian master Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, one of the three great violin-making families in Cremona, Italy.

A violin which was made almost three centuries ago has been sold at auction in New York for $9.44 million (£7.71 million). Made in 1731 by acclaimed Italian luthier, Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri ‘del ...