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

The "David," the 1742 Guarneri del Gesù violin that Heifetz bequeathed to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, remains a resplendent instrument, with its dark, full- throated coloration and ...

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 ...

Tan Chin Seng is Malaysia’s first professional violin luthier, or maker of string instruments like violins, cellos and ...

Years after the rare Guarneri violin she was lent by a Los Angeles philanthropist was abruptly taken away from her, Dylana Jenson has found peace with a modern violin built for her by an ...

An exceptionally rare Guarneri violin—so fabled that it has its own name, the Baltic—sold for $9.44 million (premium included) at auction on March 16, just shy of its $10 million estimate.

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.

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 ...

Germany - A valuable Guarneri violin, worth an estimated one million marks (510,000 euros, 484,500 dollars), has been stolen from a music school in Cologne, police said on Tuesday. The instrument, ...