A rare, 292-year-old Guarneri violin, known as the Baltic, is expected to fetch more than $10 million in Tarisio's online auction on March 16.

Stradivari had a contemporary, a fellow northern Italian named Giuseppe Guarneri, who came close: Guarneri violins, also produced in the early 1700s, remain popular among expert players as well.

Virtuosos who describe the singing voice of a violin may be on to something. The great violin makers, such as Stradivari and Guarneri, may have designed violins to mimic the human voice, new ...

Virtuosos who describe the singing voice of a violin may be on to something. The great violin makers, such as Stradivari and Guarneri, may have designed violins to mimic the human voice, new ...

Though it's unclear how the sound was affected, it seems insecticides used on the wood in Stradivarius and Guarneri violins changes their structure.

The 18th-century violin, nicknamed ‘the cannon’ thanks to its powerful sound, is undergoing scientific tests to diagnose the root cause of its brilliance. Paganini’s favourite violin has been X-rayed ...

A 292-year-old, extremely rare Guarneri violin known as the Baltic sold for $9.44 million at auction, smashing records.

‘Nothing like this has come to auction in 30 years,’ says auction house director of a Guarneri violin from the collection of late Chinese-American philanthropist and music lover Lam Sau-wing.

The violin’s fame began when it was gifted to the legendary violin virtuoso, Niccolò Paganini, who had just lost a very expensive Amati violin on a bad gambling bet. A wealthy French businessman and ...