""Sold. $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, ...

Ma Stradivarius” is regarded as one of Stradivari’s best works, built during his “Golden Period” at the height of his ...

Going up for auction at Sotheby's in New York, it was estimated to fetch around $15 million, as the brand value is simply ...

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.

""Sold. $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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction on Friday at Sotheby’s in New York.

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-Hon Ma of China. Ma's estate gifted ...