In No 8, where she sustains a lower note while simultaneously playing a melody in a higher register (with more trills and double stops), again the effect is uncommonly smooth, while in No 18 the ...

Was Niccolo Paganini — that spectacular violin virtuoso of the early 19th century — the world’s first rock star? The wild hair, the bad-boy mystique, the run-ins with the law, even the rumored devil ...

Our Young Artist of the Year channels technical challenges to wholly musical ends Paganini’s set of 24 Caprices, that vade mecum of violin technique, has been well served on record. Within the last ...

The leading violin prodigy of the 1950s and ‘60s, the New York-born Michael Rabin recorded Niccolo’ Paganini’s virtuosic and daunting 24 Caprices in 1958, when he was 22. This document captures ...

This intimate concert showcases the raw brilliance and emotional depth of the solo violin — a journey into the world of virtuosity, vulnerability, and vision. Inspired by the legacy of Niccolò ...