More than 200 years ago, Niccolo Paganini led the celebrity lifestyle of drinking, debts and dalliances. Today, long after the violinist and composer’s death, one of his violins enjoys its own ...

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — You may remember the buzz about the 276-year-old Paganini violin–valued at $35 million–making its way from Genoa, Italy to Columbus last May to be played by the Columbus Symphony ...

The film, starring violinist David Garrett as the 19th century musician, will begin filming this summer in Vienna. By Gregg Kilday Freelance Contributor With principal photography scheduled to begin ...

Nineteenth-century Italian violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini was rumored to have made a Faustian pact in order to play like the devil, though the flexibility that enabled him to cover three octaves ...

David Garrett’s musicianship is the sole virtuosic element of “The Devil’s Violinist,” a creaky drama in which the world-renowned German violinist assumes the role of real-life 19th-century Italian ...

A century before bluesman Robert Johnson’s mythical confrontation at a Mississippi crossroads, another prodigious musical talent was believed to have struck a deal with the devil: Niccolo Paganini, ...

Scientists have carried out X-ray studies on the iconic violin that was crafted in 1743 (courtesy: ESRF/Pierre Jayet) An almost 300-year-old violin that was played by the great virtuoso Niccolò ...

Sonata concertata Ismo Eskelinen, Guitar Nicolò Paganini, Composer Pekka Kuusisto, Violin Cantabile Ismo Eskelinen, Guitar Pekka Kuusisto, Violin Nicolò Paganini, Composer (18) Centone di sonate, ...