The violin has become the third most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction. It was made 300 years ago. https://p.dw.com/p/4qCES The Joachim-Ma ...

rare Stradivarius violin, made over 300 years ago by Antonio Stradivari during his so-called golden period, fetched $11.3 million at auction in New York on Friday, Sotheby's said. "This ...

A 300-year-old Stradivarius violin that sold for millions at auction Friday raised money for student scholarships at Boston's New England Conservatory.The Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, which was ...

The auction house is estimating the value of the "Joachim-Ma Stradivarius" at $12 million to $18 million. If it sells at the top end of that range, it could best the $15.9 million paid in 2011 for ...

Instrument made in 1714 during craftsman’s ‘golden period’ believed to be one of the most expensive ever sold A Stradivarius violin has sold for $11.25 million (£9 million), with the ...

set by the 2011 sale of of the “Lady Blunt” Stradivarius at the online Tarisio Auction House. While the final price fell short of that projection, Sotheby’s maintained that the violin sold ...

The ‘Joachim-Ma Stradivarius’ has an estimated value of $12 million to $18 million, meaning it could surpass the price tag of the ‘Lady Blunt’ Stradivarius, which sold for a staggering £9,808,000 ($15 ...

The seller of the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, New England Conservatory, will use this money to establish the largest student scholarship fund in NEC’s history. The identity of the violin’s buyer ...

The two were close friends and the concerto had been written with Joachim in mind and in particular, his instrument, a Stradivarius which boasts a rich and resonant tone. Nearly a century and a ...

Sotheby's is estimating that a Stradivarius made in 1714 could fetch $12 to $18 million on Friday. The upper end of that range could beat the previous record of $15.9 million, set by another ...