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worst things about playing the violin

The 10 worst things about playing the violin

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Virtuoso Maxim Vengerov reveals the five hardest violin pieces ever written

Virtuoso Maxim Vengerov reveals, and plays, the five hardest violin pieces ever written

Russian mother taken to court as 9-year-old boy’s violin playing ‘breaks local noise laws’

Russian mother taken to court as 9-year-old boy’s violin playing ‘breaks local noise laws’

Ruzica West owed £15,000 by former violin professor after taking him to court

Renowned violinist ordered by court to pay ex-pupil in £80k Landolfi violin dispute

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Some of the Violins of Hope, part of a collection founded by violin maker Amnon Weinstein.

The Holocaust-surviving violins that endured atrocities to tell a vital story

Jennifer Pike Lark

Why does everyone love The Lark Ascending? Violinist Jennifer Pike explains its magic.

COVID-19 patient serenades hospital staff in Utah with violin

Intubated COVID-19 patient plays violin for medical staff to say a musical ‘thank you’

Violinist plays to drown out hate speech

Violinist plays powerful ‘This is Me’ to drown out hate speech in Florida neighbourhood

Violinist plays Paganini while hula-hooping

A violinist plays incredible Paganini while hula-hooping. What did you do today?

Min Lee cello lesson

Mother proves point by picking up her daughter’s cello and playing it as a violin

Violinist Randall Goosby has been signed to Decca Classics

Meet violinist Randall Goosby, the Itzhak Perlman protégé set to inspire a generation

Frederick Bremer School gives every new pupil a violin

A school transformed itself by giving every student a violin

Christian Li violin

This 11-year-old violinist’s talent is moving people to tears, and we can understand why

Google tool turns your humming into a music solo

Genius Google tool turns your tuneless humming into a lovely violin solo

Photo: Marcos Tristao

The powerful story behind the viral photograph of a 12-year-old Brazilian violinist

Mariah Carey has a swimming pool shaped like a violin in the garden of her rented home

Of course Mariah Carey’s rental has a violin-shaped swimming pool.

New Sherlock stamp

A double-handed violin bow? Philatelists spot an epic blunder on new Royal Mail Sherlock stamp