It is grand deception — but a masterpiece nevertheless. That is William M. Harnett’s astonishing tableau of painted realism The Old Violin (1886), recently acquired by the National Gallery of Art in ...

Musicians describe the thrill and pressure of performing on museum-grade instruments, whose real power lies as much in their ...

A valuable violin with a storied past will be sold at Sotheby’s in February—and it could become the most expensive musical ...

A centuries-old Stradivari violin sold Monday for more than $2.7 million, well above its estimated worth before the sale, Christie’s auction house said. The 1729 instrument, known as the Solomon, ...

What is likely the oldest man-made object in Alaska still able to fully perform the purpose for which is was built hangs in a shop in Fairview, a meticulous assemblage of dark wood a little more than ...

Stephen Morris could breathe a sigh of relief after he was reunited with his 310-year-old violin on Friday night, BBC reported. The musician had left the violin on a train in London, which is valued ...

Carolin Widmann had to cradle her centuries-old, multimillion-dollar instrument during a flight to Germany. Her predicament ...

A 308-year-old violin that was played on movie music from Hollywood’s Golden Age – including “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz – could fetch as much as $20 million this summer, which ...

The violin's unusual story involves musicians, police, the FBI and an appraiser. — -- A centuries-old "Ames" Stradivarius violin that was stolen from the late renowned violinist Roman Totenberg ...

Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this story contained a photo of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra concertmaster Margaret Batjer from LACO's recent "Strad Fest LA" event. The photo ...