Dutch violinist and conductor Andre Rieu, 75, stages the world’s most elaborate waltz extravaganzas with his Johann Strauss ...
Violinist Nicola Benedetti has won a Grammy Award for best classical instrumental solo. The Scottish musician said she was "honoured" to be presented with the award at the ceremony in Los Angeles.
Listen out for: The fast and intricate violin parts. This piece is labelled Allegro which means play at a lovely speed. Saint-Georges was one of the best violinists of his time and wrote complex ...
His tone, while not big, was in the best tradition of central Europe in ... the composer’s music was in his blood and the Second Violin Concerto became a lifelong favourite.