/tags/stradivarius-violin Stradivarius violin en-US Copyright Sun, 09 Feb 2025 02:39:02 GMT /npr-news/2025-02-08/a-stradivarius-violin-sells-for-11-3-million-at-auction-falling-short-of-record The violin, made over 300 years ago by a legendary luthier, had been expected to sell for a higher price. The proceeds will go toward a scholarship program at the New England Conservatory. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 02:39:02 GMT /npr-news/2025-02-08/a-stradivarius-violin-sells-for-11-3-million-at-auction-falling-short-of-record James Doubek /classical-101/2018-10-09/the-tale-of-the-stolen-totenberg-stradivarius-ends-with-a-new-legacy When the FBI recovered virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg's stolen Stradivarius after his death, his daughters wanted the instrument to be played everywhere. Ensuring that was not so simple. Tue, 09 Oct 2018 08:52:00 GMT /classical-101/2018-10-09/the-tale-of-the-stolen-totenberg-stradivarius-ends-with-a-new-legacy Nina Totenberg /classical-101/2017-03-14/a-stolen-then-recovered-stradivarius-returns-to-the-stage Mira Wang, protege of the late virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg, this week debuted his Ames Stradivarius, stolen 37 years ago and reclaimed in 2015. "It's like meeting a new stranger," she says. Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:11:00 GMT /classical-101/2017-03-14/a-stolen-then-recovered-stradivarius-returns-to-the-stage Nina Totenberg /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2015-08-10/long-lost-stradivarius-violin-is-rediscovered It sounds like the plot of an indie film: A stolen priceless violin, silenced for more than three decades, has been found and restored to the family of… Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:45:00 GMT /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2015-08-10/long-lost-stradivarius-violin-is-rediscovered Jennifer Hambrick