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worst things about playing the violin

The 10 worst things about playing the violin

Henning Kraggerud plays in the Arctic

Snowing where you are? Here’s Vivaldi’s Winter played in the actual ARCTIC

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The city of Cremona is staying silent to preserve a historic sound

To save the true sound of a Stradivarius, an entire Italian city is keeping quiet

Aboud Kaplo plays the violin

The incredible 14-year-old self-taught violinist who fled Syria and joined Sydney Youth Orchestra

violin bridge

A pupil’s parent helped assemble their new violin and the results were... unusual

TwoSet Violin Roast

Actors being roasted by two professional violinists is hilariously brutal

Close-Up Of A Violin

Teacher charged with stealing $750 violin from student to pay parking fine

Semper Opera Ball 2018

André Rieu releases new album and embarks on a major UK tour in December 2018

André Rieu

Pekka Kuusisto performs in Greenpeace's video 'Elegy of the Forest'

Violinist Pekka Kuusisto performs in a forest that's been destroyed for Greenpeace's latest campaign

Emmanuel Borowsky was escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight

Violinist kicked off US flight after refusing to check in $80,000 instrument

Nine in 10 children want to learn a musical instrument, says RPO

Nine in ten children want to learn a musical instrument, survey finds

violin string snap

Now THIS is how you replace a violin string mid-concerto

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'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’