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Encyclopedia > List of violinists
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Basic physics of the violin
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This is a list of notable violinists. Image File history File links Scroll_and_ear. ... “Fiddler” redirects here. ... For the Anne Rice novel, see Violin (novel). ... The distinctive sound of a violin is the result of interactions between its many parts. ... This list of fiddlers shows some crossover with the List of violinists since the instruments used are quite similar, if not identical (given that each violin or fiddle has its own individual character). ... An intricately carved 17th century (circa 1660) British Royal Family violin, on display in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. ... // Jazz The earliest references to jazz performance using the violin as a solo instrument are documented during the first decades of the 20th century. ... Making violins Just a few tools There is a three-dimensional geometric underlying construction that explains the main properties and placement of the different parts and proportions. ... The violin player usually holds the instrument under the chin, supported by the left shoulder (but see below for variations of this posture). ... This article covers the anatomy of a violin and some of its accessories. ... The Violin family of instruments was developed in Italy in the 17th Century. ... A violinist is an instrumentalist who plays the violin. ...

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Baroque era

Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 and 1750. ... Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (June 8, 1671, Venice, Italy – January 17, 1751, Venice) was an Italian baroque composer. ... “Bach” redirects here. ... Thomas Baltzar (ca. ... Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (August 12, 1644 – May 3, 1704) was a Bohemian composer and violinist. ... Arcangelo Corelli (February 17, 1653 – January 8, 1713) was an influential Italian violinist and composer of Baroque music. ... Evaristo Felice Dall Abaco (July 12, 1675 - July 12, 1742) was an Italian composer and violinist. ... Matthew Dubourg (1707–1767), was an irish violinist and composer. ... Carlo Farina (1600 – July , 1639) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. ... Francesco Geminiani (December 5, 1687 – September 17, 1762), Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist, was born at Lucca. ... Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, a French composer and violinist, was born on November 5, 1705 in Paris and died on October 1, 1770 in that capital city. ... Jean-Marie Leclair (Lyon May 10, 1697 - Paris October 22, 1764) was a Baroque composer who studied the violin in Turin and returned to Paris in 1723, where he played at the Concerts Spirituelles, the main semi-public music series. ... Pietro Antonio Locatelli (September 3, 1695–March 30, 1764) was an Italian composer and violinist. ... Francesco Onofrio Manfredini (June 22, 1684 – October 6, 1762) was an Italian baroque composer, violinist, and church musician. ... Jean-Joseph Mondonville, also known as Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, was a French composer and violinist who was born in Narbonne on December 25 (Christmas Day), 1711 and died at Belleville, Paris on October 8, 1772. ... Johann Georg Pisendel (December 26, 1687 - November 25, 1755) was a musician of the Baroque period. ... Johann Heinrich von Schmelzer (1623 – 1688) was an Austrian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. ... Giovanni Battista Somis (born December 25, 1686 – August 14, 1763 Turin) was a Italian violinist and composer of the Baroque music era. ... Giuseppe Tartini. ... Carlo Tessarini (1690; – 1766), was an Italian composer and violinist in the late Baroque era. ... Giuseppe Torelli Giuseppe Torelli (Verona, April 22, 1658 - Bologna, February 8, 1709) was an Italian violinist, pedagogue and composer. ... Francesco Maria Veracini. ... Vivaldi redirects here. ... Tomaso Antonio Vitali (1663-1745): Italian composer and violinist. ...

Classical era

Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot was a French violinist and composer. ... Franz Benda (born November 25, 1709; died March 7, 1786) was a German violinist and composer. ... Bartolomeo Campagnoli (September 10, 1751, Cento di Ferrara - November 6, 1827, Neustrelitz) was an Italian violinist. ... Johann Christian Innocenz Bonaventura Cannabich (bapt. ... Franz Joseph Clement (1780–1842) was an Austrian violinist, conductor of Viennas Theater an der Wien and friend of Ludwig von Beethoven. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... François Antoine Habeneck (January 22, 1781-February 8, 1849) was a French violinist and conductor, born at Mézières. ... “Haydn” redirects here. ... Rodolphe Kreutzer (November 16, 1766 - January 6, 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, composer and conductor. ... Antonio Lolli (ca. ... Leopold Mozart Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a composer, music teacher and violinist. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Pietro Nardini (April 12, 1722 - May 7, 1793) was an Italian composer and violinist. ... Gaetano Pugnani (1731–1798) was born in Turin, on November 27, 1731. ... Jacques Pierre Joseph Rode on February 16, 1774 – died November 25, 1830, was a French violinist and composer. ... Alessandro Rolla (1757-1841) is one of those examples of a today neglected musician who nevertheless was widely acknowledged in his time as a violin and, especially, viola virtuoso, composer and teacher and whose contribution to technique, repertoire and history of music is greatly underestimated. ... Johann Anton Stamitz (Czech: Antonín Stamic; 1750 or 1754 in Mannheim – 1798 or 1809 in Paris) was a German (and second-generation Bohemian) composer and violinist. ... Karel Stamic (May 7, 1745 - November 9, 1801), who took the German form of his name Karl Philipp Stamitz and is now better known as Carl, was a Bohemian composer, violin, viola and viola damore virtuoso. ... Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (Czech: Jan Václav Stamic) (June 19, 1717 – March 27, 1757) was a Czech composer and violinist. ... Giovanni Battista Viotti (May 12, 1755 - March 3, 1824) was an Italian violinist and composer. ...

19th century

Jean-Delphin Alard (May 8, 1815 – February 22, 1888) was a French violinist. ... Leopold Auer. ... Antonio Bazzini Antonio Bazzini (March 11, 1818-Feb 10, 1897) was an Italian violinist, composer and teacher born in Brescia, Italy. ... Charles Auguste de Bériot (February 20, 1802 - April 8, 1870) was a Belgian violinist. ... Franz Berwald ca 1840 - painter unknown Franz Adolf Berwald (born in Stockholm on July 23, 1796 and died there on April 3, 1868) was a Swedish Romantic composer who was generally ignored during his lifetime and had to make his living as an orthopedic surgeon and, later, as the manager... Ole Bull Ole Bull Ole Borneman Bull (February 5, 1810 – August 17, 1880) was a Norwegian violinist. ... Mathieu Crickboom (March 2, 1871 - October 30, 1947) was a Belgian violinist born in Verviers (Hodimont) and ended his days in Bruxelles. ... Jean Baptiste Charles Dancla (born 19 December 1817 in Bagnères de Bigorre; died 10 October 1907 in Tunis) was a French Violinist and composer. ... Ferdinand David (born January 20, 1810 in Hamburg; died July 19, 1871 in Klosters) was a German virtuoso violinist and composer. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (born January 1814 in Brünn (Moravia); died October 8, 1865 in Nice) was a Moravian-Jewish violinist and composer. ... Joseph Joachim Joseph Joachim (June 28, 1831 – August 15, 1907) (pronounced YO-a-chim) was a violinist, conductor, composer and teacher. ... Franjo Krežma, also known as Franz Krezma in German-speaking countries, was born on 2 September 1862 in Osijek, Croatia. ... José White Lafitte(17 January 1836-12/15 March 1918), sometimes called Joseph White Lafitte, was a Cuban violinist and composer. ... Karol Lipiński (October 30, 1790 in Lublin, Poland – December 16, 1861 in Lwow, today Ukraine) was a Polish virtuoso violinist and composer. ... Jacques Féréol Mazas (born on 23 September 1782 in Lavaur and died on 26 August 1849 in Bordeaux) was a notable French player and teacher of the violin. ... Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (October 27, 1782 – May 27, 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. ... François Hubert Prume (June 3, 1816, Stavelot – July 14, 1849, Liège was a Belgian violinist and composer. ... Oskar Rieding (1840 in Germany – 1918 in Hungary) was a violinist and a composer of many pieces for violin and piano. ... Franz Ries was a classical Naumberg violinist and composer, son of Hubert Ries. ... Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascuéz (March 10, 1844 - September 28, 1908, pronounced Sara-SOT-tey), was a Spanish violin virtuoso and composer of the Romantic period. ... Émile Sauret (1852-1920), born at Dun-le-Roi, France, was a French violinist and composer. ... Fritz Seitz (1848-1918) was a German Romantic-era composer. ... Otakar Å evčík (1852 - 1934) was a Czech violinist. ... (This is an article about Sivori the violinist and composer, and not Omar Sivori the Argentinian footballer. ... Self-portrait of Spohr as a young man. ... There have been two notable musicians called Josef Suk: Josef Suk (composer) (1874 - 1935) Josef Suk (violinist) (born 1929), the elder composers grandson This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Carl Venth (February 16, 1860–January 29, 1938) was a German-American composer, violinist, conductor, music educator, and scholar. ... Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps (February 17, 1820 – June 6, 1881) was a Belgian composer and violinist active in France. ... Henryk Wieniawski (July 10, 1835 Lublin, Poland - March 31, 1880 Moscow) was a Polish composer and violinist. ... August Wilhelmj (21 September 1845, Usingen – 22 January 1908, London) was a German violinist who in the nineteenth century made an arrangement for the violin from the second movement of J. S. Bachs Orchestral Suite No. ... Eugène Ysaÿe (July 16, 1858 – May 12, 1931) was a Belgian violinist, composer and conductor. ...

Post-19th century

Great artists

Joshua David Bell (born 9 December 1967) is an American Grammy Award-winning violinist. ... Mischa Elman Mischa Elman (January 20, 1891 – April 5, 1967) was a Ukrainian-born violinist, famed for his passionate style and the beauty of his tone. ... George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: ; known in France as Georges Enesco) (August 19, 1881, Liveni – May 4, 1955, Paris) was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher, proeminent Romanian musician of the 20th century, and one of the greatest performers of his time. ... What follows in a translation of the link found at the bottom Christian Ferras (June 17, 1933, Le Touquet - September 14, 1982, Paris) was a French violinist. ... Zino Francescatti (August 9, 1902 - September 17, 1991) was a French violinist. ... Arthur Grumiaux (March 21, 1921–October 16, 1986) was a Belgian violinist who was also proficient in piano. ... Hilary Hahn - credit Kasskara courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon Hilary Hahn (born November 27, 1979 in Lexington, Virginia) is an American Grammy Award–winning violinist. ... Jascha Heifetz (February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a Jewish Lithuanian-born American violin virtuoso. ... Leonid Borisovich Kogan (November 17, 1924 - December 17, 1982) (Russian: Леонид Борисович Коган) was a violin virtuoso, and one of the 20th centurys most famous Soviet violinists. ... Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austria-born American violinist and composer; one of the most famous violinists of his day. ... Gidon Kremer (Latvian: ; born February 27, 1947) is a Latvian violinist and conductor. ... Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was an American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. ... Midori Goto (五嶋 みどり; Gotö Midori) (born October 25, 1971 in Osaka) is a Japanese violinist. ... Nathan Mironovich Milstein (31 December 1903 — 21 December 1992) was a Ukrainian-born violinist who took United States citizenship in 1942 after spending much of his life there. ... Anne-Sophie Mutter (born June 29, 1963 in Rheinfelden, Germany) is a German violinist. ... Ginette Neveu, born August 11, 1919 – died October 27, 1949, was a French concert violinist. ... David Fyodorovich Oistrakh (Russian: , David Fiodorovič Ojstrah; September 30 [O.S. September 17] 1908 – October 24, 1974) was a Russian violinist who made many recordings and was the dedicatee of numerous violin works. ... Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-American violinist, conductor, and pedagogue. ... Michael Rabin (May 2, 1936 - January 19, 1972, USA) was a violin virtuoso who studied under Ivan Galamian, who regarded Rabin as having an extraordinary talent – no weaknesses, never. ... Vadim Repin (born Novosibirsk, Western Siberia, 31 August 1971) is a Russian violinist. ... Ruggiero Ricci (born July 24, 1918 San Bruno, California) is an Italian-American violin virtuoso. ... Gil Shaham Gil Shaham (born February 19, 1971) is an award-winning Israeli violinist. ... Isaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) is widely considered one of the finest violin virtuosi of the twentieth century. ... Henryk Szeryng (September 22, 1918 – March 8, 1988) was a Polish-born Mexican violinist. ... Joseph Szigeti (September 5, 1892 – February 19, 1973) was a Hungarian violinist. ... Jacques Thibaud (September 27, 1880 - September 1, 1953) was a French violinist. ... Maxim Vengerov (born August 20, 1974 in the Siberian Federal District capital, Novosibirsk) is a Russian violinist. ... Efrem Zimbalist, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Efrem Zimbalist (9/21 April 1889 - February 22, 1985) was one of the worlds most prominent concert violinists, as well as a composer, teacher and conductor. ... Image:Zukerman. ...

Notable pedagogues

Dorothy DeLay (March 31, 1917 in Kansas – March 24, 2002 in New York) was a violin instructor at the Juilliard School. ... Carl Flesch (October 9, 1873 - November 14, 1944) was a violinist and teacher. ... (b New York, 26 April 1900; d New York, 14 March 1997). ... Ivan Alexander Galamian (January 23, 1903–April 14, 1981) was the most influential violin teacher of the latter Twentieth Century. ...

Other notable violinists

Salvatore Accardo (born September 26, 1941 in Turin, Italy) is an Italian violin virtuoso and conductor. ... Gilles Apap (b. ... Grażyna Bacewicz (b. ... Nicola Benedetti (born July 1987 West Kilbride, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish violinist. ... Lola Bobesco (9 August 1921, Craiova, Romania - 4 September 2003, Spa, Belgium) was a Belgian violinist of Romanian origin. ... Willi Boskovsky (1908-1991) was an Austrian violinist and conductor. ... Linda Brava, real name Linda Lampenius (born on February 26, 1970 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish violinist. ... Iona Brown (7 January 1941 - 6 June 2004) was a British violinist and conductor. ... Anshel Brusilow (born 14 August 1928) is a United States conductor. ... PENIS ... Sarah Chang before a concert. ... Jiafeng Chen (b. ... Kyung-Wha Chung (born in Seoul, South Korea in 1948) is a Korean violinist. ... Glenn Dicterow Glenn Dicterow (born December 23, 1948), is an American violinist and is currently concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. ... Renate Eggebrecht (* August 12, 1944 in Selent, Germany) is a German violinist and record producer. ... James Ehnes is a Canadian violinist. ... Julia Fischer (born 15 June 1983) is a German violinist. ... William Fitzpatrick, first violinist and founder of the New York String Quartet. ... Eugene Fodor (born March 5, 1950 in Turkey Creek, Colorado) is an American violin virtuoso. ... Annar Follesø (born December 29, 1972) is a Norwegian violinist. ... Pamela Frank is an American violinist, equally well known as a soloist and as an exponent of chamber music. ... Walter J. Fried (August 18, 1877–August 18, 1925) was an American violinist and conductor. ... Enrico Gatti is an Italian classical violinist. ... André Gertler, (July 26, 1907 - July 23, 1998) was a classical violinist and teacher. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jacob Joseph (Jack) Glatzer (born February 9, 1939) is an American violinist who resides in Portugal. ... Category: Possible copyright violations ... Malcolm Goldstein (b. ... Palermo Concertmaster Salvatore Greco Salvatore Greco (born Palermo, 1964) is an Italian violinist, leader of the Orchestra of Teatro Massimo, Palermo since 1991. ... Ida Haendel, CBE (born December 15, 1928) is a violinist. ... Viviane Hagner (born 1977 in Munich, Germany) is an internationally-renowned violinist. ... Hahn-Bin (born August 3, 1987) is a Korean-born violinist. ... Chloë Elise Hanslip (born September 28, 1987) is a British violinist. ... Sidney Harth is an American violinist and conductor. ... Josef Hassid was a Polish violinist born on December 28, 1923. ... Katt Hernandez (May 16, 1974 - ) is a violinist living in Boston, MA. As a teenager, she attended Community High School, an alternative, experimental school that was in her hometown of Ann Arbor, MI. She was admitted to the University of Michigan in 1992, and was among the first to graduate... Willy Hess (July 14, 1859 – 1939) was a famous violin virtuoso and violin teacher. ... Philippe Hirschhorn (1946, Lettorie – 1996, Brussels) won the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 1967 (the year in which Gidon Kremer ended third). ... Frank Huang (born 1978) is a Chinese-born American violinist. ... BronisÅ‚aw Huberman (1882-1947) was a Polish violinist born in Czestochowa. ... Alina Ibragimova (b. ... Janine Jansen (born in Soest, Netherlands, 1978) is a promising Dutch violinist. ... Link titleLeila Bronia Josefowicz (born October 20, 1977 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a classical violinist. ... Suna Kan Sun Kan, born 1936 in Adana, Turkey is a Turkish violinist of classical music. ... Leonidas Kavakos (*1967 Athens/ Greece) is a greek violinist. ... Nigel Kennedy (born December 28, 1956 in Brighton, England) is a violinist and violist. ... Sergei Khachatryan (Sergey Khachatryan) is a violinist born in Yerevan, Armenia in 1985. ... Rudolf Koelman and Jascha Heifetz (Los Angeles 1979) Rudolf Koelman Dutch violinist born in Amsterdam 1959, Professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Zürich. ... Jennifer Koh is an American Violinist, born to Korean parents. ... Rudolf Kolisch (July 20, 1896 - August 1, 1978) was a Viennese violinist and leader of string quartets. ... Tosca Kramer, née Tosca Berger (June 17, 1903 - December 1976), was a New Zealand-born American violinist and violist. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Jan Kubelík (July 5, 1880 – December 5, 1940) was a Czech violinist and composer. ... Yevgeny Kutik (Russian-American violinist b. ... Pekka Kuusisto (born in 1976 in Espoo, Finland) is a classical violin virtuoso. ... Fredell Lack (1922–) is an American violinist. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Lin Cho-liang (Traditional Chinese: ; born 1960 in Hsinchu, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese-American violinist who is renowned for his appearances as a soloist with major orchestras. ... Jessica Linnebach is a Canadian classical violinist. ... Robert Lipsett is a renowned violin teacher in Los Angeles, California. ... Tasmin Little (born May 13, 1965) is an English violinist. ... Albert Mancini (1899-1987) was a professional musician, a virtuoso trumpeter and violinist, and the author of numerous arrangements and etudes for the trumpet. ... Andrew Manze (born 14th January 1965, Beckenham) is known as one of the foremost baroque violinists of the present generation. ... {{Infobox Biography |subject_name= Alexander Markov ... Henri Marteau (March 31, 1874 - 1934) was a French violinist and composer. ... Shlomo Mintz (born 1957 Moscow) is a highly regarded Israeli violin virtuoso, violist and conductor. ... Erika Morini (January 6, 1906- November 1995 ) was an Austrian violinist, born in Vienna. ... Alfred Philip Mortimer (born 1925) is an Australian concert violinist. ... Viktoria Mullova (Виктория Муллова) (born in 1959) is a Russian violin virtuoso. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Igor Oistrakh (b. ... // Michaela Paetsch Neftel (November 12, 1961) is an American violinist who was born in Colorado Springs. ... Kathleen Parlow in 1905 Kathleen Parlow (born 1890, Fort Calgary, Alberta, died 1963 near Toronto, Ontario) was a child prodigy with her outstanding technique with a violin, which earnt her the nickname The lady of the golden bow.[1] Although she left Canada at the age of four and did... Jennifer Elizabeth Pike (born November 1989 in Stockport, Cheshire) is a young British violinist. ... Maud Powell (August 22, 1867 – January 8, 1920) was an American violinist who gained international acclaim for her skill and virtuosity. ... Julian Rachlin is a Lithuanian-born violinist and violist. ... André Rieu (born October 1, 1949, in Maastricht) is a Dutch violinist and conductor. ... Shahrdad Rohani is an Iranian composer, violinist/pianist, and conductor. ... Aaron Rosand, violinist. ... Austrian born American violinist // Career Eric Rosenblith Former concertmaster of the Indianapolis and San Antonio Symphony Orchestras, Violinist Eric Rosenblith has performed as a soloist and a chamber musician throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. ... Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (born Rome, Italy, January 10, 1961) is an Italian-born classical violinist, author, and teacher. ... Stephanie SantAmbrogio is an American violinist and current concertmaster of the San Antonio Symphony, having been appointed in 1994, and appears annually as soloist with the orchestra. ... Albert Saparoff (b. ... Lynnette Seah Lynnette Seah (born Lynnette Seah Mei Tsing; Chinese: 佘美幸) is an internationally acclaimed Singaporean violinist. ... Toscha Seidel Toscha Seidel (November 17, 1899- November 15 1962 ) was an Russian violinist, born in Odessa. ... Hagai Shaham Hagai Shaham is an Israeli violin virtuoso. ... Sayaka Shoji (1983 January 30- ) is a Japanese classical Violinist. ... Oscar Shumsky (March 23, 1917 – July 24, 2000) was an American violinist born in Philadelphia to Russian parents. ... Joseph Silverstein (born March 21, 1932) is an American violinist and conductor. ... Albert Spalding (August 15, 1888-May 26, 1953) was an American violinist. ... Martynas Å vÄ—gžda von Bekker (b. ... Lara St. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Petar Stojanović (September 7, 1877 – September 11, 1957) was a Serbian violinist and composer of operettas, ballets and orchestral music. ... Josef Suk (born August 8, 1929) is a Czech violinist, the grandson of Josef Suk, the composer and violinist, and great-grandson of Antonín Dvořák. ... Harold Sumberg (1905-1994) is a Canadian violinist, teacher, conductor, and adjudicator. ... Akiko Suwanai , born February 7, 1972) is a Japanese classical violinist. ... Vilmos Szabadi, sometimes referred to as Wilhelm Szabadi (1959 - ) is one of the best known Hungarian violinists. ... Kyoko Takezawa is a Japanese born violinist. ... Christian Tetzlaff, (born 1966 in Hamburg, is a noted young German violinist much in demand as a soloist with major orchestras of the world and praised for his recordings, including recent Beethoven works perfomed with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich under David Zinman. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Viktor Tretyakov (born 17 October 1946) is a Russian violinist and conductor. ... Bruto Uto Ughi (b. ... Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson (born October 27, 1978), known on stage as Vanessa-Mae (in Chinese: 陈美, Chén Měi) is an internationally known classical and pop musician. ... Jaap van Zweden (pronounced: Yahp vahn ZWEH-dn) (born December 12, 1960 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch conductor and violinist. ... Carl Venth (February 16, 1860–January 29, 1938) was a German-American composer, violinist, conductor, music educator, and scholar. ... Emmy Verhey (born 1949) is a Dutch violinist. ... Zino Vinnikov / GFDL Zino (Zinoviy) Vinnikov (born 1943) is one of the leading representatives of the St. ... Ion Voicu (October 8, 1923–February 24, 1997) was a Romanian violinist and orchestral conductor of Roma ethnicity. ... Jean-Pierrre Wallez (born March 18, 1939 in Lille) is a french violinist and conductor. ... Daja Yavasharian (Armenian: Ô´Õ¡Õ²Õ¡ Õ…Õ¡Õ¾Õ¡Õ½Õ°Õ¡Ö€Õ«Õ¡Õ¶ b. ... Frank Peter Zimmermann, born in Duisburg, Germany in 1965, is a violinist of international standard. ...

Baroque violinists

Enrico Gatti is an Italian classical violinist. ... Reinhard Goebel (born 1952) is a German conductor and violinist devoted to early music. ... Jeanne Lamon is a Canadian violinist and the music director of the Baroque orchestra Tafelmusik. ... Sigiswald Kuijken (born February 16, 1944) is a Belgian violinist, violist, and conductor who works primarily with Pre-Nineteenth Century Music. ... Andrew Manze (born 14th January 1965, Beckenham) is known as one of the foremost baroque violinists of the present generation. ... Rachel Podger (born in 1968) is an English violinist specialising in the performance of baroque music. ... Simon Andrew Thomas Standage (born 8th November 1941 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is an English violinist and conductor best known for playing and conducting music of the baroque and classical eras on original instruments. ... Elizabeth Wallfisch (born January 28, 1952) is an Australian Baroque violinist. ...

Indian violinists (including Carnatic and Hindustani)

  • Kandadevi Alagirisamy- Carnatic
  • M. S. Anantharaman - Carnatic
  • Manoj Baruah - Hindustani
  • M. Chandrasekharan- Carnatic
  • Mysore Tirumakoodalu Chowdiah (1895–1967) - Carnatic
  • Arun Dahanukar - Hindustani
  • Anayampatti S. Dandapani - Carnatic violin and jalatharangam
  • Pandit D. K. Datar (born 1930) - Hindustani
  • Anayampatti S. Ganesan - Carnatic vocal, violin and jalatharangam
  • Ganesh and Kumaresh - Carnatic violin duo
  • Bombay Gayathri - Carnatic
  • Lalgudi Gopala Iyer - Carnatic
  • M. S. Gopalakrishnan (born 1931) - Carnatic and Hindustani
  • Parur Sundaram Iyer - Carnatic and Hindustani
  • Lalgudi G. Jayaraman (born 1930) - Carnatic
  • Pandit V. G. Jog - Hindustani
  • A. Kanyakumari - Carnatic
  • L. Athira Krishna - Carnatic
  • Prof. T. N. Krishnan - Carnatic
  • Mysore Dr. M. Manjunath - Carnatic
  • Mysore M. Nagaraj - Carnatic
  • Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (1893–1964) - Carnatic
  • V. S. Narasimhan - South Indian Films
  • Chalakudi N S Narayanaswami - Carnatic
  • Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai - Carnatic
  • Dr. N. Rajam - Carnatic and Hindustani
  • T K V Ramanujacharyulu - Carnatic
  • Vittal Ramamurthy - Carnatic
  • Kala Ramnath (born 1967) - Hindustani
  • Bombay Ranjani - Carnatic
  • V. V. Ravi - Carnatic
  • Sangeetha Shankar - Carnatic and Hindustani
  • L. Shankar - Carnatic
  • Dr. L. Subramaniam - Carnatic
  • Prof. V. V. Subrahmanyam - Carnatic and Hindustani
  • Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan - Carnatic
  • L. Vaidhyanathan - Carnatic
  • Papa K. S. Venkatramiah - Carnatic
  • Anayampatti G. Venkatasubramanian - Carnatic

Tirumakudalu Chowdiah (1895 - 19 January 1967) was a violin maestro from India in the Carnatic classical tradition. ... Ganesh and Kumaresh are a well known duo of violin players who are a part of the south indian carnatic music fraternity. ... M.S. Gopalakrishnan (popularly known as MSG) was born on 10th June 1931. ... // Lalgudi Jayaraman Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman, a legendary violinist in his own lifetime has gained the title with his spell binding technique and mastery over the instrument. ... Kanyakumari on her violin Avasavala Kanyakumari is a notable carnatic music violinist from South India. ... ... Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (Telugu-ద్వారం వెంకటస్వామి నాయుడు)(b. ... Vittal Ramamurthy is a leading and popular Violinist in the Carnatic music tradition of South India. ... Lakshminarayana Shankar (born April 26, 1950), or L. Shankar, was born in Madras, South India. ... L. Subramaniam in action at a 2003 concert in Chennai. ... Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan is a violinist from south India. ...

Middle Eastern violinists

  • Aboud Abdel Al - Egyptian
  • Ahmed Hafnawi - Egyptian
  • Rachid Halihal - Moroccan
  • Shajea - Moroccan

Jazz violinists

Svend Asmussen, born February 28, 1916 is a musician (violinist) from Denmark. ... Elek Bacsik (1926-1993) was a Hungarian jazz violinist and guitarist. ... Billy Bang (b. ... Polly Bradfield is a violinist from the New York City free improvisation scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Sun Ra (Born Herman Poole Blount; legal name Le Sonyr Ra;[1] born May 22, 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama, died May 30, 1993 in Birmingham, Alabama) was an innovative jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his cosmic philosophy, musical compositions and performances. ... Regina Carter Regina Carter (born in Detroit, Michigan in 1966) is an American jazz violinist. ... For other persons named Graham Clark, see Graham Clark (disambiguation). ... Mark Feldman is a violinist active in the areas of Jazz, chamber music and quartets. ... Johnny Frigo (born December 27, 1916) is an American jazz violinist and bassist. ... Stéphane Grappelli (January 26, 1908 – December 1, 1997) was a French pioneer jazz violinist who founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt. ... Valentin Gregor (born May 1963, Bonn, Germany) is a jazz violinist, singer and composer. ... Carla Kihlstedt, a violinist and vocalist, is a founding member of Tin Hat Trio and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. ... Dutch Violinist Tim Kliphuis (b. ... Didier Lockwood (born February 11, 1956) is a French jazz violinist. ... Grappelli (left) and Jean-Luc Ponty (right). ... Stuff Smith was one of the big three of pre-bop violinists along with Joe Venuti and Stephane Grappelli. ... Eddie South (November 27, 1904 - April 25, 1962) was an American jazz violinist. ... Michał Urbaniak (b. ... Jelle van Tongeren 04-24-1980 Haarlem, the Netherlands. ... Giuseppe (Joe) Venuti (September 16, 1903 – August 14, 1978) was a U.S. jazz musician and violinist. ...

Popular music violinists (including fiddlers)

Armen Anassian is an Armenian violinist who has played with the Los Angeles Opera and is concertmaster of the Santa Clarita Symphony, in Santa Clarita, California. ... Violinist Darol Anger (b. ... Emilie Autumn (born September 22, 1979 in Malibu, California) is an American singer-songwriter and violinist, currently living in Chicago. ... Aly Bain (born 1946 in Lerwick, Shetland) is a Scottish fiddler who learned his instrument from the old-time master Tom Anderson. ... Miri Ben-Ari (born in 1978) is an Israeli Grammy-award winning classically trained violinist known primarily for her work on several hip-hop projects. ... Byron Berline is an American fiddle player. ... Andrew Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. ... Charlie Bisharat, is a Grammy-winning violinist who has extensively toured and/or recorded with numerous arists. ... Bitch and Animal, a duo consisting of two female musicians, Bitch and Animal, were a queercore band that performed from 1995 to 2004. ... Tracy Bonham (born 16 March 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American musician best known for her single Mother Mother. ... Karen Briggs, (born 1963), was born in New York City and grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. ... Linda Brava, real name Linda Lampenius (born on February 26, 1970 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish violinist. ... Chris Carmichael is a musician and arranger born in San Antonio, Texas on July 6, 1962. ... Cover of Old and in the Way (1975) Vassar Clements (April 25, 1928-August 16, 2005) was an American fiddle player. ... Sharon Helga Corr MBE (born March 24, 1970 in Dundalk, Ireland) is a musician and member of the Irish pop-rock band The Corrs. ... The Corrs are a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Celtic folk-rock and pop rock group from Dundalk, Republic of Ireland. ... Papa John Creech (died February 22, 1994) was the fiddler for Jefferson Airplane, The Dinosaurs, and Steve Taylor. ... Image:DavidCrossKC1973. ... This article is about the musical group. ... Charles Edward Charlie Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American musician famous for his contributions to country and southern rock music. ... This is a disambiguation page for the personal name DArcy. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tymon Dogg is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, fiddler/violinist, guitarist, pianist, and poet from England. ... Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros. ... Elvenking is a folk/power metal band from Italy. ... Henry Flynt was born in 1940 in Greensboro, NC. He is a philosopher, musician, anti-art activist and exhibited artist. ... Alasdair Fraser is a Scottish fiddler who spends much of his time in the USA. One of the leading artists featured by Culburnie Records, he also teaches at the Valley of the Moon fiddle camp in California. ... Jerry Goodman is an American violinist, mostly known for playing in the fusion jazz band Mahavishnu Orchestra. ... Richard Greene is a virtuoso violinist (aka fiddler) and one of the most innovative and influential fiddle players of all time. He grew up in Los Angeles and began his musical studies in classical music. ... Mitchell Grobb (born June 22, 1984 in Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian fiddler/violinist. ... Petra Haden Petra Haden (born New York City, October 11, 1971) is an American violinist and singer. ... Don Sugarcane Harris (June 19, 1938 - November 30 (or December 1), 1999) was a American rock & roll violinist and guitarist. ... Katt Hernandez (May 16, 1974 - ) is a violinist living in Boston, MA. As a teenager, she attended Community High School, an alternative, experimental school that was in her hometown of Ann Arbor, MI. She was admitted to the University of Michigan in 1992, and was among the first to graduate... Jerry Holland Jerry Holland (born February 23, 1955) is a noted fiddler who lives on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Cape Breton fiddling is a lively regional violin style which falls within the Celtic Music idiom. ... Eileen Ivers is an Irish-American musician Eileen Ivers was born in New York City of Irish-born parents on 13 July 1965, but grew up in the Bronx, NY. She spent summers in Ireland and took up the fiddle at the age of nine. ... The Irish Fiddle is one of the most important instruments in the traditional repertoire of Irish music. ... Eddie Jobson is a British keyboardist noted for his use of synthesizers. ... Roxy Music are an English art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry (vocals and keyboards). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Eyvind Kang (b. ... Doug Kershaw, born January 24, 1936, is an American fiddle player from Louisiana known as The Ragin Cajun1 Born Douglas James Kershaw in Tiel Ridge, Cameron Parish in an area known as the Cajun country, his ancestors are Acadians who were part of the Great Expulsion by the British... Mark Knight, also known as madfiddler, and previous known as TDK (The Dark Knight) is a well-known Amiga demo scene musician and video game composer/sound designer. ... Mark Knight, also known as madfiddler, and previous known as TDK (The Dark Knight) is a well-known Amiga demo scene musician and video game composer/sound designer. ... Gundula Krause, born 7 July 1966 in Göttingen, is a German folk violinist. ... Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971)[1] is an American bluegrass-country singer and fiddle player. ... James Whild Lea, was born on June 14, 1949 at The Melbourne Arms pub in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. ... Laurie Lewis (born September 28, 1950 in Long Beach, California), is an American bluegrass musician. ... Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac (born February 24, 1975) is a professional fiddler born in Creignish, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Sean Mackin is the violinist and backing vocalist of Yellowcard. ... Hugh Alan Buddy MacMaster, CM , ONS , LL.D (born October 18, 1924) is one of the most renowned artists in the tradition of Cape Breton fiddle music. ... Natalie MacMaster (born 1973) is an award-winning fiddler from the rural community of Troy in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Hugh Marsh is a Canadian violinist. ... Maylaffayza (born in Jakarta 10 July 1976) is an Indonesian pop violinist who is also a singer. ... Lucia Micarelli is a musician best known as the featured violinist in Josh Grobans Closer tour. ... Armen Movsessian (Armenian: , born in Yerevan, Armenia) is a violin player. ... Yanni (born Yiannis Chrysomallis, Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, on November 14, 1954) is a Greek keyboardist and composer. ... Máiréad Nesbitt is a celtic music performer, most notably as a fiddler, violinist and vocalist. ... Nash the Slash Nash the Slash is a Canadian progressive rock, classical, and alternative musician. ... Sarah Neufeld on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS). ... Mark OConnor (born August 5, 1961 in Seattle, Washington) is widely considered to be the most prominent fiddler of his generation. ... Final Fantasy (band) redirects here. ... The Arcade Fire is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada comprising band members Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury, Sarah Neufeld, and Jeremy Gara. ... ThaMuseMeant is a Virginian folk-rock quintet. ... Taarka is an Oregon-based folk/jazz quintet. ... Antonio Pontarelli Antonio Pontarelli (born on April 1, 1991) is Southern Californian rock musician, singer/songwriter/electric violinist who was won numerous national and international awards, including the Grand Champion of Americas Most Talented Kid on NBCs PAX TV. In April 2006, he received the most votes of... David Ragsdale, violinist for Kansas, started violin at the age of three. ... Bridget Regan (b. ... Ernesto Rodrigues Ernesto Rodrigues (born in Lisbon, August 29, 1959) is a Portuguese composer, violinist, violist and electronic musician. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ray Shulman is the youngest of three brothers that were in the innovative British progressive rock band Gentle Giant. ... Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band, one of the most experimental of the 1970s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Robby Steinhardt is a rock violinist, violist, cellist, and singer best known for his work with the group Kansas, for which he was co-lead singer and emcee from 1973-1982 and 1997-2005. ... Dave Swarbrick with Martin carthy and Diz Disley (1967). ... Boyd Tinsley (b. ... Dave Matthews Band (also known by the acronym DMB) is a United States-based alternative rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave Matthews. ... At the New Bedford Summerfest, 2006. ... A live photo from Flowerpot show December 2005 Joan Wasser is a violinist and singer/songwriter in the indie rock world. ... Sara Watkins (born June 8, 1981) is a fiddler, vocalist, and songwriter, and is one third of the contemporary bluegrass/folk band Nickel Creek. ... Nickel Creek is an American acoustic music trio. ... Jenny Wilhelms (born 1974) is a Finnish musician. ... Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Apps on June 30, 1983 at St Thomas Hospital, London[1]) is an English singer-songwriter from South London. ... Samvel Yervinyan (Armenian: , born January 25, 1966 in Yerevan, Armenia) is a musician and composer. ... Yanni (born Yiannis Chrysomallis, Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, on November 14, 1954) is a Greek keyboardist and composer. ...

Electric violinists

Emilie Autumn (born September 22, 1979 in Malibu, California) is an American singer-songwriter and violinist, currently living in Chicago. ... Zachary Carrettin is an American violinist. ... Eos Chater Eos Chater, (sometimes credited just as Eos) is the second violinist of the all female string quartet bond. ... Daemyon began studying the violin in the fourth grade in the Detroit Public Schools under the guidance of Connie Miner and was soon spending his weekends in a music program at Wayne State University. ... Ryan Paul Delahoussaye (born January 14, 1976 in Houston, TX, USA) is a multi-instrumentalist musician and founding member of the American rock band Blue October. ... Haylie Ecker, first violinist of the crossover classical string quartet Bond, is from Perth, Australia, and has received a First Class Honours Degree in Music and a postgraduate degree in Advanced Solo Studies from Londons Guildhall School of Music and Drama. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Further reading

  • The Art of Violin Playing, Daniel Melsa, Foulsham & Co. Ltd.
  • Biographical Notice of Nicolo Paganini, by F.J. Fétis (c.1880), Schott & Co.
  • The Book of the Violin, edited by Dominic Gill (1984), Phaidon Press. ISBN 0-7148-2286-8
  • The Devil's Box-Masters of Southern Fiddling by Charles Wolfe (1997), Country Music Foundation Press. ISBN 0-8265-1324-7
  • An Encyclopedia of the Violin, by Alberto Bachmann (1965/1990), Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80004-7
  • The Great Violinists, by Margaret Campbell (1980/2004), Robson Books. ISBN 1-86105-623-0
  • Paganini-The Genoese, by G.I.C. de Courcy (1957), University of Oklahoma Press
  • Stuff Smith-Pure at Heart, edited by Anthony Barnett & Eva Løgager (1991), Allardyce Barnett Publishers. ISBN 0-907954-15-4
  • Szigeti on the Violin, by Joseph Szigeti (1969/1979), Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-23763-X
  • Tartini-His Life and Times, by Prof. Dr. Lev Ginsburg (1968), Paganiniana Publications Inc. ISBN 0-87666-590-3
  • Unfinished Journey, Yehudi Menuhin (1976), Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-354-04146-0
  • The Violin, by Yehudi Menuhin (1996), Flammarion. ISBN 2-08-013623-2
  • The Violin and I, by Kato Havas (1968/1975), Bosworth & Co. Ltd.
  • Violin Playing-As I Teach it, by Leopold Auer (1921/1960), Gerarld Duckworth & Co Ltd.
  • Violins & Violinists, by Franz Farga (1950), Rockliff Publishing Corporation Ltd.
  • Ysaÿe, by Prof. Dr. Lev Ginsburg (1980), Paganiniana Publications Inc. ISBN 0-87666-620-9

Niccolò Paganini Niccolò Paganini, (Genoa, October 27, 1782 - Nice, May 27, 1840) was a violinist and composer. ... The Phaidon Press is one of the leading publishers of books on the visual arts, including art, architecture, photography, and design worldwide. ... Niccolò Paganini Niccolò Paganini, (Genoa, October 27, 1782 - Nice, May 27, 1840) was a violinist and composer. ... Stuff Smith was one of the big three of pre-bop violinists along with Joe Venuti and Stephane Grappelli. ... Joseph Szigeti (September 5, 1892 – February 19, 1973) was a Hungarian violinist. ... Dover Publications is a book publisher founded in 1941. ... Giuseppe Tartini. ... Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was an American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. ... Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was an American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. ... Leopold Auer. ... Eugène Ysaÿe (July 16, 1858 – May 12, 1931) was a Belgian violinist, composer and conductor. ...

External links

  • Legendary Violinists (a public arts website)
  • Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday by Henry C. Lahee, an 1889 publication at Project Gutenberg
  • Violinists on the Web: An alphabetical listing of web pages on violinists, past and present.
Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as PG, is a volunteer effort to digitize, archive and distribute cultural works. ...

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