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worst things about playing the violin

The 10 worst things about playing the violin

'Up' by a string quartet

The ‘Up’ theme tune, but it’s played by a string quartet

Somme violin

This violin belonged to a soldier who fought at the Somme

Music geek rates violin emojis

This music geek just rated every single violin emoji – and it’s hilarious

'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', but it's played in six different musical styles

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, but played in six completely different musical styles

Mozart

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Pinchas Zukerman: ‘A woman once told me she gave birth to the sound of my recording of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto’

Vivaldi on a concertina

Watch: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, but played tango-style on a concertina

Vivaldi

Notification sounds on a violin

Watch: This guy can make phone notification sounds on his VIOLIN

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bored violinist cadenza

This is what happens when you mix Dvořák… with bluegrass

violin-primary-school

12 things you’ll only understand if you played violin at school

Cello hair problems

16 string player confessions that will make you say ‘same’

how to play the violin

19 steps to becoming an absolutely kick-ass violinist

Violin racing car

Watch: this violin sounds exactly like a Formula 1 car

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Stolen Gagliano violin

Stolen violin worth $250,000 sold to pawn shop for just $50 in Boston

Christian Li

This 10-year-old Australian violin prodigy is so good you might cry

Stradivarius violin

Early violins designed to mimic the sound of the human voice, new study finds

Squeaky chairs

The very best duets for musical instrument… and chair