A valuable violin with a storied past will be sold at Sotheby’s in February—and it could become the most expensive musical instrument ever auctioned. Known as the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, the ...

Sotheby's is calling the violin the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius. It was owned and played for decades by Joseph Joachim, one of the most famous violinists of the 19th century.

Stradivari's prized "Golden Period" Violinist Joshua Bell plays his Stradivarius violin from 1713 in Oakville, Calif., in 2010. Bell tells NPR there's something special about a Strad.

The Joachim-Ma Stradivarius violin, regarded as one of Antonio Stradivari's best works, sold for $11.3 million at an auction in New York.

In 1945, a rare Stradivarius violin was stolen from a Berlin bank during the chaotic end of World War II. Experts have long assumed that the instrument had been destroyed or lost to history. Now ...

The Joachim-Ma Stradivarius violin, regarded as one of Antonio Stradivari's best works, sold for $11.3 million at an auction in New York.

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 ...

This week, a violin made by famed Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari could become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction. Sotheby's is estimating that a Stradivarius made in ...