The classic violinists each earned their place at the international competition by triumphing in preliminary rounds across Rome, London, New York, Tokyo and Dubai. Now, the final round is underway, ...

The violin that was used to play “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” in the 1939 production of The Wizard of Oz is set to sell for $20 million in an online auction Before the auction, the 308-year-old violin ...

If you’re a lover of classic instruments, then this might be music to your ears: A 1714 Stradivarius, dubbed the “da Vinci, ex-Seidel” Strad, will be going up for auction next month. The violin is ...

What gives a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or Guarneri del Gesu its remarkable sound? Researchers have examined the wood preservatives, varnish, even the effects of the Little Ice Age on the ...

Check it out. Classical meets hip-hop. Two classically trained violin virtuosos mate their strings with some sizzling hip-hop, funk and jazz to produce a signature sound somewhere between Bach and ...

Armenian virtuoso Haik Kazazyan has been crowned winner of the inaugural Classic Violin Olympus in Dubai. Kazazyan triumphed after a gruelling six rounds at Dubai’s Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, scooping ...