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worst things about playing the violin

The 10 worst things about playing the violin

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

Videos

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

Min Kym

What’s it actually like to be a child prodigy? Violinist Min Kym explains

Lifestyle

Nicola Benedetti has been victim to “three or four” serious cases of stalking

Nicola Benedetti ‘has learned to live with’ her stalker

Nicola Benedetti

Violin animal noises

Violinist makes ANIMAL noises on his instrument

Ray Chen performs on a plane

Violinist Ray Chen played his Strad to entertain a load of frustrated plane passengers

Ray Chen

cheap and expensive violin bow

Can you hear the difference between a $500 and $160,000 violin bow?