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 ...

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 ...

It took Niccolo Paganini 15 years to write his 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, which pushed the possibilities of the instrument into undreamed-of realms. Nearly two centuries later ...

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 ...

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 ...

No, not this one. This one. Paganini's great, great, great grandson. With him was translator Cecilia Grosso. [Speaking Italian] Playing the violin and having a name such as Paganini. [Speaking ...

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 ...

Il Cannone' was Italian composer and violin virtuoso Niccolo Paganini's favourite The world's most famous violin, "Il Cannone", made in 1743 and played by the great virtuoso Niccolo Paganini ...