EditorialJason Price, director of Tarisio auction company, holds the “da Vinci" Stradivarius violin in Berlin, Germany on April 30, 2022. (Andrew White/The New York Times)
EditorialSTRADIVARIUS, Antonio Stradivari (Cremona, h.1644 ? 1648-Cremona,1737), violero italiano, el m?s famoso constructor de violines. Construy? m?s de 1.100 de los que se conservan 400.
EditorialThe Stradivarius violin-shaped pool at the home of Jay Dweck, a member of the AlphaDyne foundation’s advisory board, at his home in Mount Kisco, N.Y., April 27, 2021. (Gabby Jones/The New York Times)
EditorialViolin of Josef Lanner (1801-1843), composer and friend of Johann Strauss father, with whom he founded the Vienna waltz tradition. Violin by Franz Geissenhof,1817, who modelled his violins after those of Stradivarius. Strauss father and son both played...
EditorialThe violin bought by Sir Samuel Hellier in 1679 from the maker Antonius Stradivarius himself. Two old bows noted for their fluting beneath. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare an...
Editorial"Alard" and "Guarnerius del Gesu" violins made by Antonius Stradivarius. The Alard violin was made in 1715 for the virtuoso violinist Delphin Alard (left), and the "King Joseph" Guarnerius violin made in (right). Chromolithograph from an illustration b...