In “The Uncanny Muse,” David Hajdu offers a lively survey of centuries of machines that served as instruments of cultural change.

Crafted in 1714, the violin is expected to sell for between $12 million and $18 million in a single-lot auction that’s part of Sotheby’s 2025 Old Masters series.

Stradivarius violins often sell for millions. There's a long history behind them, and violinists who swear they sound better ...

A Stradivarius crafted in 1714 goes up for auction this week. Sotheby's expects it to fetch between $12 and $18 million.

A rare 1714 Stradivarius violin could become the most expensive instrument ever sold at auction. The sale begins Friday at ...

A 3D-printed violin is opening more opportunities for affordable instruments. “I started playing violin when I was seven,” ...

Ma acquired the violin in 1969 and his estate gifted it to the New England Conservatory in Boston after his death. Ma ...

Shakespeare did not write musicals as we know them in the Broadway or West End form, closer now to his English roots. But incidental music, most often played ...

The auction house is estimating the value of the “Joachim-Ma Stradivarius” at $12 million to $18 million. If it sells at the ...