British physicists claim they’ve created the “world’s smallest violin” — and, by the looks of it, they could take a bow for their masterpiece invention. The brainy bunch at Loughborough ...

The Strads were almost perfect, and while the Guarneri had flaws in the making, they more than made up for it in quality of sound. “The violin has never been improved since then,” Brown said.

An Irvine, California man stole some $350,000 in high-end violins. He also robbed a bank. A judge sentenced him to four years in prison.

Perhaps for that reason, famous violins are often known in part by their former owners’ names — the Szigeti Strad and the Kochanski Guarneri, to name just two. It is just such a violin that will be ...

Pine’s connection to her 1742 Guarneri violin, once played by Brahms’ protégé Marie Soldat, adds an intimate historical layer to the performance. She describes the thrill of playing an instrument ...

SANTA ANA — A 57-year-old Irvine man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Santa Ana to a scheme to steal expensive, vintage violins and robbing a bank in Irvine. Mark Meng pleaded guilty to ...

The violin was long played by Brahms’ understudy Marie Soldat. The tone of the violinist, playing the Guarneri, is described as an “excellent glass of red wine—full-bodied, rich and complex.” ...

David Garrett, the global rockstar violin virtuoso, will make his triumphant Oceania debut, performing highly anticipated concerts in Australia and New Zealand in September and October 2023.

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 ...

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 ...