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Samuel Barber (1910-1981 : U.S.A) Conductor: Hugh Wolff Ensemble: St.Paul Chamber Orchestra Soloists: Hilary Hahn Record label: SONY Catalogue ID: SK 89029

Samuel Barber (1910-1981 : U.S.A) Conductor: Kristjan Jarvi Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Soloists: Mikhail Simonyan Record label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue ID: 477 9827

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791 : Austria) Conductor: James MacMillan Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Soloists: Nicola Benedetti Record label: Classic FM Catalogue ID: 4800249

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791 : Austria) Conductor: James Levine Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Soloists: Itzhak Perlman Record label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue ID: 4455352

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791 : Austria) Conductor: Neville Marriner Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Soloists: Anne-Sophie Mutter Record label: EMI Catalogue ID: 5628252

Felix Mendelssohn Conductor: Daniel Harding Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Soloists: Ray Chen Record label: Sony Classical Catalogue ID: 8869 7984102

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847 : Germany) Conductor: James MacMillan Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Soloists: Nicola Benedetti Record label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue ID: 4763159

Felix Mendelssohn Conductor: Kurt Masur Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Soloists: Maxim Vengerov Record label: Teldec Catalogue ID: 4509 908752

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840 : Italy) Conductor: Eiji Oue Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Soloists: Hilary Hahn Record label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue ID: 4776232

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The 10 worst things about playing the violin

Violinist Esther Abrami and pianist Khatia Buniatishvili – beautiful and moving pieces of classical music

10 most beautiful and moving pieces of classical music

Soloist unable to board flight – after Ryanair said her 18th-century violin was ‘too big’ for the plane

Soloist barred from flight – after Ryanair claimed 18th-century violin ‘too big’ for the plane

Acclaimed violinist Itzhak Perlman, and legendary conductor Gustavo Dudamel swapped their instrument and baton in rare rehearsal insight

When Gustavo Dudamel played violin and Itzhak Perlman conducted in a reverse duet for the ages

The meeting involved Nicola Benedetti, Alison Balsom and Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Nicola Benedetti: who is the star violinist’s family, what are her best recordings and what violin does she play?

Who is André Rieu, what’s his net worth, and did he create the Johann Strauss Orchestra?

André Rieu facts: the Dutch violinist’s wife, concerts, net worth and his Johann Strauss Orchestra

Woman plays violin during brain surgery to save her musical skills

Woman who played violin through brain surgery gives touching tribute to her neurosurgeon

Concertmaster of the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, Catherine Dallaire (left), performs on a violin bow made out of cancer survivor (right), Karine’s hair

Orchestra who lost conductor to cancer is gifted violin bow, made from chemo patient’s hair

Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Elgar Cello Concerto; Alison Balsom plays Haydn Trumpet Concerto; Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Williams Violin Concerto No.2

The 20 greatest concertos in classical music

The film’s main theme uses a violin to underscore the thoughts of the father of the atom bomb, Dr J. Robert Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer soundtrack: who wrote the score and why does the violin play such a prominent role?

Vivaldi from Chloe Chua

11-year old virtuoso plays Vivaldi violin concerto in life-changing Menuhin competition final

Violinist Nicola Benedetti played ‘Farewell to Stromness’ at King Charles’ Scottish ‘Coronation’.

Nicola Benedetti plays emotional ‘Farewell to Stromness’ violin solo at King’s Scottish Coronation

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Adrain Sutton wrote the premiere of his violin concerto for instrumentalist Fenella Humphreys

After being diagnosed with incurable cancer, this composer decided to write the violin concerto he always wanted

Violinist Solomiia plays ‘Love Changes Everything’ in special recording with Danielle De Niese

16-year-old Ukrainian violinist’s poignant ‘Love Changes Everything’ with star soprano Danielle De Niese

Very big violin takes three people to play it

The world’s biggest violin needs three people to play it – and it sounds epic and thunderous