"Stradivari's violins changed around 1700, when his golden period began ... an entire string quartet - two violins, a viola and a cello — made by Stainer in the 1600s. They, too, were donated ...

The cello emerged from the workshop of the great Stradivarius family in 1711, but its beginnings were hardly auspicious. Its first owner, Giovanni Mara, was as abusive towards his cello as he was ...

While traveling, Cellist Feuermann never lets his $30,000 Stradivarius cello out of his sight, always buys an extra berth for it when forced to spend the night on the train. Contact us at letters@ ...

discussed the history of the cello and the allure of instruments made by Antonio Stradivari. Slowik, curator of musical instruments and artistic director of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society ...