$10 million," she said, banging a gavel. The final price includes auction house fees. The name of the instrument comes from two of its famous violin virtuoso owners: Joseph Joachim, of Hungary, and Si ...

Charlie Siem, a virtuoso violinist who has played on the instrument, said the violin has the qualities Stradivarius violins are famous for: “This brilliant, this silvery quality that allows you ...

Joachim-Ma Stradivarius' - which could fetch up to US$18 million - is named for two famed owners including late Chinese virtuoso Ma Si-Hon A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the ...

The final price includes auction house fees. Sale funds scholarships The name of the instrument comes from two of its famous violin virtuoso owners, Joseph Joachim of Hungary and Si-Hon Ma of China.

The conservatory plans to establish the largest student scholarship fund in its history with the proceeds from the ...

A Stradivarius violin has sold for $11.25 million (£9 million), with ... The instrument, crafted in 1714 by Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari and used by Hungarian-born virtuoso Joseph Joachim in ...

Courtesy Sotheby's The instrument’s other namesake, Si-Hon Ma (1926-2009), was also a violin virtuoso. He acquired the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius in 1969 and, similar to Joachim, played it ...