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worst things about playing the violin

The 10 worst things about playing the violin

kid's amazing violin progress

Watch the incredible progress of a tiny kid violinist over her first two years of learning

philip glass violin concerto no. 1

Here’s why Philip Glass’ Violin Concerto No. 1 is the best concerto of the last 50 years

musician every day tips

10 extremely simple things musicians can do every day to make life a little easier

broken e-string violin

This clip captures the sheer horror of an E-string snapping halfway through a live radio broadcast

Ava Pakiam

Your inspiration for the day: watch this 6 year old play Kreisler

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violinist fingers

10 things they never told you about playing the violin

paganini caprice on flute

Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 performed on FLUTE sounds utterly righteous

Paganini

Sarasate violin Hildegarde Fesneau

Virtuosic Sarasate violin music, played with a TINY bow

Winston Churchill cigar box violin rectangle

Violin made from Winston Churchill’s cigar box to be auctioned

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worst things to happen to a classical musician

The 13 worst things to happen to a classical musician

Habanera ping pong

This violinist can play Habanera one-handed while bouncing a ping pong ball in time to the music

jeremy corbyn violin

Jeremy Corbyn tried to play the violin and we’ve analysed his technique

violinists

Our expert thinks these are the five best violinists ever. Do you agree?

Maxim Vengerov tips

Violinists: the incredible Maxim Vengerov has this advice, just for you

Maxim Vengerov

ysaye violin sonata 3

This frankly terrifying solo violin piece is surely one of the hardest ever written

worst things about 2nd violin

The 10 worst things about being a 2nd violin