Georg Frideric Handel, John Blow, George Muffat - three names with plenty of cachet. Handel's sonatas are a sometimes-ignored ...

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The British Library has secured previously unknown drafts of Edward Elgar’s 'Introduction and Allegro for Strings', shedding ...

Cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Connie Shih perform Prokofiev and Kabalevsky live in concert, plus Elgar's Violin Concerto from soloist Vilde Frang. Show more Tom McKinney with specially ...

Here’s your chance — if you can afford it. A 311-year-old, rare Stradivarius violin, known as the Joachim-Ma, will go to auction Friday in New York with a guide price of $12 million to $18 ...

A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction Friday at Sotheby's in New York.

Nicholas Collon conducts a captivating interpretation of Elgar’s deeply spiritual work, always alert to its epic drama, while John Findon is a compelling Gerontius. We told the tale of this recording ...

A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 could become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction on Friday at Sotheby’s in New York. The ‘Joachim-Ma ...

Feb. 3 (UPI) --A Sotheby's auction is slated to sell an important musical instrument crafted by a noted violin maker later this week. It possibly could be auctioned to the tune of millions of dollars.

A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction Friday at Sotheby's in New York.

The Joachim-Ma Stradivarius violin is on display during a preview of the violin's auction at Sotheby's in New York City on February 3, 2025. The 1714 instrument, which belonged to 19th century ...