Courtesy Sotheby's The instrument’s other namesake, Si-Hon Ma (1926-2009), was also a violin virtuoso. He acquired the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius in 1969 and, similar to Joachim, played it ...

A Stradivarius violin has sold for 11.25 million US dollars (£9 million), with the auction house claiming it is one of the ...

The modern bow is heavier. All these things make for a bigger sound ... Yet, for most serious musicians, the Stradivarius remains the ne plus ultra of violins. To try to explain its unique tone, some ...