To mark the new chapter, the instrument has been given a new name reflecting more of the hands through which it has passed: Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, viola, Fulton, ex Baird, Tuscan-Medici.

They’ve estimated it to sell for more than $45 million—about three times the auction record for an instrument, currently held by a Stradivarius violin that sold for about $15.6 million in 2011.

The viola is the middle voice of the string family. It is slightly larger than a violin and has a lower and deeper sound than a violin. Since the 18th century it has been the middle or alto voice of ...

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Stradivarius viola valued at US$30 million could be the world’s most expensive instrument The 335-year-old Tuscan-Medici viola has been on loan to the US Library of Congress for decades, but now ...

Also, your muscle memory will be on POINT Once you get used to being locked in 'viola neck' all rehearsal, you'll be a virtuoso before you know it. via GIPHY 9. You’re one in a million Unlike the ...

A 300-year-old viola is expected to be sold for £27m ($45m) - making it the world's most expensive musical instrument in history. Sotheby's and Ingles and Hayday will be holding a sealed bid ...

Last Sunday, music lovers of Mulund were treated to some rare ‘ragas’ on the viola instrument by well known violinist and viola player S V Ramchandran.According to SV Ramchandran, “Viola is ...

Leonardo da Vinci invented numerous devices that he never built, including the viola organista -- a machine-like instrument that combines a harpsichord, an organ and a viola da gamba. This 500 ...

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Which is perhaps a good thing. The Tuscan-Medici viola from the workshop of Antonio Stradivari was recently valued at $30 million, likely making it the most expensive musical instrument in the world.