A valuable violin with a storied past will be sold at Sotheby’s in February—and it could become the most expensive musical instrument ever auctioned. Known as the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius ...

These days, a Stradivarius violin can go for more than $15 million at auctions. In 2011, one sold for $15.9 million. More recently, an exceptional Stradivarius violin called the Da Vinci ...

If you’ve ever heard composer Johannes Brahms’s Violin Concerto in D Major, you may have already experienced the magic of the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius. The world-famous violin is estimated to ...

Ma performed with the instrument until his death in 2009, ultimately rendering it the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius. Ma’s will left the violin to his alma mater and after a stint at the Violin Museum ...

Wealth management firm LeoGroup purchased a rare "golden period" Stradivarius violin using bitcoin. Matt Allain, LeoGroup senior managing director, explains why on MoneyBeat. Photo: Sothebys.com.

Learn more. An Oxford man claims he has a Stradivarius violin. This is Lorenzo B. Jones. The remains of this violin were found tied up with strings in a store in Sorento, Fla., some years ago.

Sotheby’s will offer the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius in an auction during Masters Week in New York this February. Crafted in 1714 by Antonio Stradivari during his renowned ‘Golden Period’, this violin is ...

Violin making is not a forgotten trade ... Yet, for most serious musicians, the Stradivarius remains the ne plus ultra of violins. To try to explain its unique tone, some experts point to the volcanic ...

TASS/. The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has reported that an attempt was made to smuggle out of the country a Stradivarius violin made by the Italian master in 1730. "A musical instrument ...

Works of Beethoven, Brahms, and Haydn comprise this year's program of the Stradivarius Quartet, which will give a concert at Fogg Museum next Thursday. Members of the famous Quartet are Wolfe ...