There are only ten complete Stradivari violas in existence and they are arguably the rarest and most valuable...

“There are many great violinists, but Heifetz, he is in a class by himself.” These were the words...

The 'Empress Caterina' Stradivari violin of 1708 will be sold by Tarisio on June 8, 2023 in New...

It is perhaps surprising that so much remains unknown about the origins and training of the most famous...

In the 19th century there were two important Stradivari cellos in Russia. The first was the 1712 ‘Davidoff’,...

Jason Price examines the c. 1720 'Kux, Castelbarco' Stradivari viola, one of only twelve known...

The first public record of the ‘da Vinci’ Stradivari is found in the 1881 auction catalog accompanying the...

Almost all Stradivari and Guarneri instruments have a nickname. Sometimes these come from a famous...

“Four years ago I had the honor of sitting down with the inimitable Ivry Gitlis for an interview...

The trail-blazing career of Wilma Neruda from child prodigy to Lady Hallé, latest in our Historic Women Performers...

The fairytale story of the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Stradivari violin, by Alessandra Barabaschi

The history of Guilhermina Suggia’s prized 1717 Stradivari cello, by Alessandra Barabaschi

The history of the only Stradivari with a Latin inscription, the ‘San Lorenzo’ from 1718

Late-period Stradivari cellos part 2: the B piccola model ‘Vaslin Composite’

Dimitri Musafia explains why a violin case found in Milan was probably made in the Stradivari workshop

Violinist Alexi Kenney on playing the ‘Joachim, Ma’ Strad; with commentary from Jason Price

Kristóf Baráti talks about the sound of the 1703 ‘Lady Harmsworth’ Stradivari

The young Stradivari part 2 – John Dilworth analyses the master's earliest instruments

Playing Elman's violin – Japanese soloist Sayaka Shoji talks about the 'Récamier' Stradivari of 1727

The story of the 'Pawle, Benvenuto' Stradivari cello, a petite model from c. 1730

A recent dendrochronology test that led to a highly exciting set of results

One of the finest 17th-century Stradivari cellos: the 1689 ‘Archinto’

Part 2 of our history of the Stradivari ‘Medici’ Quintet: the three instruments in Florence

A mysterious commission: part 1 of a series on Stradivari’s ‘Medici’ Quintet, by Alessandra Barabaschi

Israeli virtuoso Vadim Gluzman talks about his 17-year partnership with the 'Auer' Stradivari

John Dilworth continues his survey of the Stradivari workshop’s violas, part 2

They mystery of how many Stradivari moulds actually survive from Count Cozio's collection

James Ehnes talks about falling in love with the ‘Marsick’ Stradivari of 1715

When the 'Lady Blunt' met the 'Messiah' in Oxford

An intriguing composite Strad owned by the Count Cesare di Castelbarco

The composite 1717 Stradivari cello played by Amaryllis Fleming