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worst things about playing the violin

The 10 worst things about playing the violin

cheap and expensive violin bow

Can you hear the difference between a $500 and $160,000 violin bow?

Valletta, Malta

Music and politics in the Mediterranean: the Malta International Music Festival

World's smallest violin music

What’s the origin of the ‘world’s smallest violin’?

Ray Chen at the Malta International Music Festival

'Some competitions haven't been good at keeping their integrity' - violinist Ray Chen

Ray Chen

Esther Abrami Florian Leonhard

Can you hear the difference between a £10 million Stradivarius and an exact copy?

Menuhin Competition RPO

Diana Adamyan just won the 2018 Menuhin Competition - and her winning Bruch concerto was astonishing

Quiz: Can you name the violin parts

Quiz: Can you name all the parts of a violin?

Lifestyle

Anne Sophie Mutter

Anne-Sophie Mutter: ‘When I was young, there were a lot of Harvey Weinsteins around’

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Case Notes Min Kym

We investigate what happened to Min Kym’s £1.2m stolen Stradivarius violin

string instruments quiz

How well do you know your string instruments?

Lifestyle

Viola fail

Try not to jump out of your seat at this hilarious viola fail

parking attendant crushes violin

‘We didn’t do anything wrong,’ says parking attendant who crushed $85,000 violin

string snap live on tv

A violinist’s string snapped LIVE on TV and we’re still getting over the stress

Videos

Einstein violin rectangle

Violin once owned by Albert Einstein fetches $516,500 at auction

Esther Abrami New York

Violinist surprises random New Yorkers with virtuoso music

Inverted violin Amazing Grace

Inverting your violin bow makes ‘Amazing Grace’ sound STUNNING