But the violin is capable of fitting in with more genres than you might think, including rock ‘n’ roll. Below, we’ve compiled ...

and even rock music. History It's thought the first violin was constructed around 1555 by Andrea Amati, although no one is sure of the exact year. Older versions of the instrument only had three ...

"Vili: Concerto for Violin Alone" is an extreme concerto that pushes the boundaries of music and our notion of the possible. Oláh must play the solo and orchestra parts simultaneously. It ...

After training as a priest Vivaldi soon switched to teaching the violin to girls at an orphanage in Venice, where part of his job was to compose music for them to play. No one could accuse Vivaldi ...

Some of classical music’s biggest names have joined ... She was forced to play part of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the only the lower third of her bow. And she had to reverse her ...