Amanda Ewing makes history as the first recorded Black female violin maker in U.S. history, crafting instruments and ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Will Bartruff began work on his first violin at the age of 10. Half-a-century later he did one better. The master luthier took on a 9-year-old protégé. “Hey kiddo,” Will says as Ben ...

The violin as we know it today dates back to 16th-century northern Italy. The region spawned dynasties of violin makers, whose names are still synonymous with quality: Giuseppe Guarnari, Antonio ...

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The little-known story of Israeli Amnon Weinstein, a musical craftsman who gathered and restored violins that survived the Holocaust, is coming to the West Coast. “The Violin Maker” will have its ...

A 10-year-old violin player has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for a Ukrainian violin maker who lost everything in the Russian war and became a refugee. “My home and my violin shop are ...

Sam Zygmuntowicz, a 40-something Brooklynite and the center of John Marchese’s nonfiction book “The Violin Maker,” has been asking questions about the centuries-old craft of violin-making. Those ...

A violin that was reportedly built in 1736 is going up for auction and insiders think it could fetch a few million dollars. The near 300-year-old instrument is said to have been crafted by Italy’s ...

International City Theatre will present the American premiere of The Violin Maker, a new play based on the true story of Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein, who gathered and restored ruined violins ...

Visitors might have to look hard to find the little shop set back on a lot on North West Street, but once they walk through the door, the sounds, sights, and smells would be strong clues they had ...