In the heart of 18th-century Cremona, Antonio Stradivari crafted an instrument of unparalleled elegance. But this violin, made in 1722,...

When you step into the world of provenance research, you quickly learn that unravelling the history of an object can feel like detective...

Violinist Hiroki Kasai is on his way to discovering what kind of musician he wants to be. Background info: When did you graduate and from...

Violinist Johanna Roehrig about her outlook on the future and the challenges and opportunities that she sees for young musicians.

The incredible story of Emil Herrmann escaping the Bolsheviks Recently we’ve blogged about Desmond Cecil’s diplomatic and musical...

What if James Bond’s favourite weapon had been a Stradivari violin instead of the Walther PPK? His life would likely have been as...

The violin is a wonderful but very difficult instrument. It requires endless hours of practice in order to master it and even longer to...

The many and varied circumstances under which Antonio Stradivari's instruments have been played, repaired and preserved over the...

13 violin moulds 3 viola moulds Perfected Forma B cello Perfected Forma B piccolo cello Antonio Stradivari experimented constantly with...