An exceptionally rare Guarneri violin—so fabled that it has its own name, the Baltic—sold for $9.44 million (premium included) at auction on March 16, just shy of its $10 million estimate. The final ...
A rare violin is expected to fetch $10 million or more when it goes up for auction in mid-March, as demand from collectors intensifies, and tight supply keeps prices for certain instruments ...
It’s not often a violin evokes a Renaissance polymath, but one French auction house is touting such a fiddle. The centuries-old stringed instrument, which will go under the gavel at Aguttes this June, ...
One of the best and best-known American chamber ensembles, the Guarneri String Quartet is coming to Bates College for a rare Maine appearance, performing in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall at 8 p.m.
Guarneri Hall has been a valued space among classical music insiders, thanks to its central location and unique acoustics. A new music series may open the hall to new audiences. Even when you’re right ...
The venerable Guarneri String Quartet (it is always called venerable these days) stopped by Samueli Theater on Wednesday night to say goodbye. The group is retiring at the end of the season and is ...
They can exceed prices of €18 million and are played by stars like Anne-Sophie Mutter and David Garrett. But how do you even get your hands on Stradivarius and Guarneri violins ? A radiant, ...
Grammy award-winning violinist Joshua Bell discusses what it feels like to play a Guarneri del Gesù violin once owned by composer Henri Vieuxtemps Progressive Art Laboratory In the rarified world of ...