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worst things about playing the violin

The 10 worst things about playing the violin

LOT airlines refused entry to Polish violinist, Janusz Wawrowski

Polish airline told violinist to either store €5 million Stradivarius in hold, or not get on the plane

9-year-old violinist Sora Lavorgna plays Richter's 'Summer 1' in finals of 'Prodiges'

9-year-old violin prodigy plays Max Richter’s thrilling take on Vivaldi ‘Summer’ in talent show finale

Violinist Boglarka Gyorgy plays with a washing machine

Violinist plays a surprisingly charming duet… with her bleeping washing machine

The violin that survived the Titanic belonged to bandmaster Wallace Hartley, who perished with the ship.

The miracle 110-year-old violin that survived the sinking of the Titanic

What’s so good about Stradivarius violins?

What’s so good about Stradivarius violins?

A Stradivarius violin (not pictured) has been found 78 years after it was looted by Nazi soldiers

Long-lost Stradivarius violin stolen by Nazis during Second World War found in France

Sesame Street Itzhak Perlman

This Sesame Street sketch with violinist Itzhak Perlman teaches us everything about being human

Itzhak Perlman

The stolen Gagliano violin (not pictured) was retrieved by police in a recent raid, 3 years after it first went missing

Stolen €250,000 Gagliano violin, sold by thief for just €200, recovered by police 3 years later

Oasis could have sounded very different if Liam had kept up the classical instrument

Oasis singer Liam Gallagher stopped playing the violin over fears he’d be bullied at school

Scam artists are posing as violinists in America, and pretending to play for money

Police across America issue warnings over busking scammers, pretending to play the violin

The plight of 17-year-old Anastasiia highlights the loopholes in the British government’s new travel policy

17-year-old violinist ‘left in limbo’ in Russian-occupied Ukraine as Britain changes travel policy

Julie Berthollet, 25, was attacked on the road where she currently lives in Paris

25-year-old classical violinist mugged twice within minutes, on the streets of Paris

Camille & Julie

The most relaxing classical violin music ever written

The most relaxing classical violin music ever written

Elliot Page plays the violin as Vanya Hargreeves in season 1 of The Umbrella Academy.

Is Elliot Page really playing the violin in The Umbrella Academy?

Violinist Joshua Bell busking in a Washington D.C Metro

The time when Joshua Bell went busking in the subway, and no-one noticed

Joshua Bell

Tom Felton starred as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series

Harry Potter’s Tom Felton was ‘desperate’ as a child to become a professional violinist