Born on 27 October 1782 in Genoa, Italy, Niccolò Paganini was an incredibly gifted musician, and is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of all time. He started playing the mandolin aged ...

And when it comes to the violin, there was one man who trumped them all in the composer–performer stakes: the Italian musical genius Niccolò Paganini. The premieres of many works are often described ...

An almost 300-year-old violin that was played by the great virtuoso Niccolò Paganini has been studied at the European Synchrotron, the ESRF. As one of the most famous violins in the world, “Il Cannone ...

Now I'll look at who they hope to become -- virtuosos. ♪♪ Nicolo Paganini was the greatest violin virtuoso of all time. He wrote fiendishly difficult show pieces that have tormented mortal ...

The Paganini violin was owned and played by the celebrated 18th century virtuoso Niccolo Paganini, often referred to as the Devil's Violinist. Upon his death in 1840, he bequeathed his violin to ...

was Italian composer and violin virtuoso Niccolo Paganini's favourite. The maestro from the Italian city of Genoa played it for decades before it became the property of his home city after his ...

Winners of a prestigious Russian violin competition will get the chance to play an instrument owned by the famed 19th Century virtuoso Nicolo Paganini. The Moscow-based Violin Art Foundation bought ...

South Korean violinist Park Sue-ye has won the 13th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, one of the most ...