A melody penned centuries ago by Johann Sebastian Bach wafted over the front steps of the Transit police headquarters in Boston yesterday morning after a “priceless” 162-year-old violin was returned ...

Playing the violin is not one of Bob Gravlin’s talents. Makingthem just might be. That might seem a tad unusual considering Gravlin’s background.He spent 30 years as a Vista firefighter, training ...

Life-or-death matters are handled with compelling gravity in Francisco Vargas’ “The Violin,” one of the most powerful movies screened at last year’s Seattle International Film Festival. Back for a ...

When Don Leister attends the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, he’s there to not only listen to his music but also admire his handiwork. “I would say that whenever someone plays my violins in the Richmond ...

Cremona, birthplace of Stradivarius, is today a veritable laboratory for luthiers from all over the world, and violin making workshops are everywhere AFP / Miguel MEDINA Working in the shadow of the ...

A STRADIVARI HIT a high note in a Christie’s auction yesterday when a private dealer paid a record $2 million for the 306-year-old musical instrument. “The Lady Tennant,” made by Antonio Stradivari – ...

‘Our partners may go to customers and pitch our Vexata technology, but that’s focused on the highest-performance workloads. Violin, on the other hand, adds performance in the midrange sector,’ says ...

Working in the shadow of the great masters, the violin-makers of Italy's Cremona are valiantly fighting a shrinking market and foreign competition as they seek perfection, one violin at a time. The ...