violinists

Seventeen-year-old Cassie, trying to deal with life in the household of her eccentric, paranoid stepfather, Dino, a genius composer and violin player, makes matters even worse when she begins dating Dino's student, a violin prodigy who does not need anything to distract him from practicing for an important audition.

After a concert in Venice someone steals Shane Lockwood's valuable violin. The thief demands a "favor" for the violin's return and threatens to kill Shane if he does not cooperate. Is Shane's girlfriend, Laurie Carlson, involved in this plot?.

A brief biography of Japanese-born violinist Midori, who amazed the music world with her talent from an early age.

After dismissing his fiddlers for reasons of economy, the king and his subjects are plunged into gloom and bad temper until Joachim, the cat, persuades the king and his accountants to learn to play an instrument. Includes preparatory exercises for violin players and a musical selection.

An illustrated biography of the life and career of Italian violinist Nicolo Paganini.

Chronicles the life of violinist Isaac Stern, discussing his immigration to the United States, his childhood in San Francisco, his musical training, his efforts to save Carnegie Hall, and other related topics.

Introduction to the violin, discussing how it is made, how it works, its origins, and its role in the orchestra, with profiles of ten composers who wrote scores for the instrument, accompanied by an audio compact disc featuring their work.

The talented and flamboyant violinist describes her childhood, education and training at Juilliard, and concert performances around the world.