A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft some of his most renowned instruments. By Katherine Kornei Katherine Kornei ...

During international trips twice a year, and at specially convened rendezvous on home soil, the world’s pre-eminent matchmakers tried – and failed – to find the perfect partner for the 37-year-old.

The Putnam Museum in Davenport is hosting an event tonight featuring music played on fragile, decades-old violins that were once owned and played by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Starting in April, Violins of Hope Iowa plans to bring together schools, local organizations and community members to remember the Holocaust through the power of music. The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ray Ushikubo started playing a $20 violin when he was 6. Now, at 24, he’s playing a rare one worth more than eight ...

A new exhibition that opened Nov. 5 at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee is called 'Violins of Hope: Strings of Jewish Resistance and Resilience,' but seeing these 24 instruments - each of which has some ...

One of the violins on display at the Violins of Hope exhibition in Milwaukee. Violins of Hope was founded by Amnon Weinstein, who grew up repairing instruments with his father, Moshe. Moshe was a ...

In Skylight Theatre's latest show, Fiddler on the Roof, perhaps the most powerful piece of storytelling is truly instrumental. Two violins, played both on and off stage, survived the Holocaust. They ...

A violin that once belonged to one of history's best known scientists has sold at auction for £860,000. The 1894 Zunterer violin is believed to have been Einstein's first and was initially expected to ...

The final fee will be over £1m once commission is added A violin that once belonged to one of history's best known scientists has sold at auction for £860,000. The 1894 Zunterer violin is believed to ...

Violins of Hope is a collection of instruments that survived the Holocaust. A father-son duo has restored them. Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra is hosting a Violins of Hope residency in Milwaukee ...

A superintendent at a Pennsylvania school is helping to reduce costs for families with students interested in playing a musical instrument. Once a popular choice, the violin can cost hundreds of ...