The violin by the famed Italian luthier was plundered at the end of World War II and presumed lost or destroyed. Now experts ...

Eight decades after the 1709 violin known as the "Small Mendelssohn" disappeared, experts think they've located it in Japan ...

An investigation by an American academic asserts the 'Small Mendelssohn,' an exceptional violin taken from the Mendelssohn family during World War II, is the same instrument as the 'Stella,' the ...

The 335-year-old Tuscan-Medici viola has been on loan to the US Library of Congress for decades, but now it has become a gift to the nation.

This led to a simple, subjective realization, not just because I play the violin but because of how I feel with the violin: in a setting with a dense sonic mass—lots of voices and strong harmonic ...

Violins and their Makers The Smithsonian's priceless collection of musical instruments are brought to life through the the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society's exhibitions, concerts, tours, broadcasts, ...

This instrument, with slender violin shape, bears long exaggerated center bouts. The violin was acquired with the folk violin by Alvin Potter (catalog #66.61); both of these instruments were collected ...