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I met a violin virtuoso at a shopping mall

I was playing piano in a shopping mall when an incredible violin virtuoso unexpectedly joined me for a spontaneous duet. What ...
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The history of violin playing, from its origins to 1761 and its relationship to the violin and violin music [by] David D. Boyden

Part four: The culmination of the early history of violin playing, 1700-1761. Introduction: the 'evolution of progress' theory, a summary view of the violin -- The violin and bow of the early ...
Los Angeles Times

At 24, this ‘extraordinary’ L.A. musician gets to play a violin older than the United States

Ray Ushikubo started playing a $20 violin when he was 6. Now, at 24, he’s playing a rare one worth more than eight figures. Ushikubo was chosen to get an indefinite loan of the violin made in 1741 ...
WBUR

The artistry of Leonidas Kavakos' violin playing: Power, grace and a bit of jazz

Leonidas Kavakos walks onstage, a presence unlike any other superstar violinist. Over 6 feet tall, fashionably dressed in black and sporting a wry smile, he nevertheless looks a bit awkward, carrying ...
Ars Technica

MIT’s virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool

Violin makers, aka luthiers, traditionally learn from hands-on experience how to craft parts and select materials to shape an instrument’s final sound. MIT engineers hope to streamline that ...