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worst things about playing the violin

The 10 worst things about playing the violin

Viola fail

Try not to jump out of your seat at this hilarious viola fail

parking attendant crushes violin

‘We didn’t do anything wrong,’ says parking attendant who crushed $85,000 violin

string snap live on tv

A violinist’s string snapped LIVE on TV and we’re still getting over the stress

Videos

Einstein violin rectangle

Violin once owned by Albert Einstein fetches $516,500 at auction

Esther Abrami New York

Violinist surprises random New Yorkers with virtuoso music

Inverted violin Amazing Grace

Inverting your violin bow makes ‘Amazing Grace’ sound STUNNING

6 year old Bach double violin concerto

Incredible 6-year-old casually NAILS Bach’s Double Violin Concerto

Bach

Red Priest

Watch some gorgeous Handel at The Foundling Museum

Red Priest

Orchestra stereotypes for violinists

23 types of people in an orchestra rehearsal

Violin sound effects

19 crazy sound effects you can make on a VIOLIN

Brahms Julian Rachlin

This Brahms cadenza is the most beautiful violin playing you’ll hear all year

Brahms

12 year old violinist - Soo-been Lee

This 12-year-old violin prodigy can play Wieniawski Variations better than you

Violin MacBook Bow sythesiser

Someone made a violin out of a laptop – and it sounds just lovely

spider silk violin

These violins are made from spiders’ silk, and they sound beautifully mellow

Real vs fake violin sound (Rob Landes)

Only a true musician can hear the difference between these real and synthetic violin sounds

Borusan Quartet CD cover - Company

‘I see them more than my wife’: the Borusan Quartet’s warning to young musicians