In 2015, a delegation of city leaders from Columbus, Ohio, went to Italy's Genoa, where they heard a performance of the famed Paganini violin. The contingent spent the next four years working to ...

An Italian celebrity is coming to Columbus this week. Nicknamed “Il Cannone,” the superstar will be flanked by security guards on a plane, met by police at the airport, transported in an armored car ...

I fitted a violin with a chin rest, brought the bow to the strings, and tried the first measures of a Veracini gigue. Though my fingers were clumsy with disuse, the tone of that instrument was ...

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 research ...

A study suggests that the seemingly ineffable tonal qualities of antique Italian violins might stem from their ability to mimic acoustic features of the human voice. Andrea Amati, the early ...

Violin, a worldwide beloved instrument, is rooted in the Italian tradition. Historians confirm the presence of violins in Northern Italy already in the 16 th century. In 1523, we find the word violin ...

Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this story contained a photo of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra concertmaster Margaret Batjer from LACO's recent "Strad Fest LA" event. The photo ...

Prized antique Italian violins crafted by 18th century master violin maker Antonio Stradivari are worth millions of dollars apiece and many violinists have dreamed of playing one. The violins are ...

An exceptionally rare Guarneri violin—so fabled that it has its own name, the Baltic—sold for $9.44 million (premium included) at auction on March 16, just shy of its $10 million estimate. The final ...