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worst things about playing the violin

The 10 worst things about playing the violin

berio sequenza scores

These are the definitively the hardest pieces of music to play

Maximilan violin e string caption

This violinist’s E string snapped mid-performance… but he found a quick solution

Naked skydive Glen Donnelly

Nude violinist plays ‘The Lark Ascending’ while skydiving

Itzhak Perlman

Itzhak Perlman gives us his five ultimate pro-tips for practising

Itzhak Perlman

how to make your violin sound like a cello

Want to make your violin sound like a cello?

Rosemary Johnson story

This is the inspirational story of how technology gave a disabled violinist the chance to make music again

Benedetti Tchaikovsky masterclass

Nicola Benedetti: 'Tchaikovsky really captured the drama of what a virtuoso can do'

Nicola Benedetti

United Airlines violin statement

United Airlines staff 'wrestled' violin from musician in airport altercation

Nicola Benedetti translates emojis into music

Listen to Nicola Benedetti translate emojis into music

Nicola Benedetti

violin string snap teamwork

This video proves the incredible, instinctive teamwork between musicians

Natalie Wheen's Great Performers, Classic FM

This recording of one of the world's greatest early violinists is utterly stunning

Musical instrument instruction diagrams

Musical instrument instruction diagrams: get to know your instrument

kid's amazing violin progress

Watch the incredible progress of a tiny kid violinist over her first two years of learning

philip glass violin concerto no. 1

Here’s why Philip Glass’ Violin Concerto No. 1 is the best concerto of the last 50 years

musician every day tips

10 extremely simple things musicians can do every day to make life a little easier

broken e-string violin

This clip captures the sheer horror of an E-string snapping halfway through a live radio broadcast