Quotes

I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and secondly to remind myself how much I appreciate Beethoven.

If I don't practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.

A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin;
what else does a man need to be happy?
Albert Einstein

When love is deep, much can be accomplished.

Beautiful tone, beautiful heart.

It is necessary to be concerned about the importance of educating a really beautiful human spirit.

Shinichi Suzuki

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While playing the violin you burn 170 calories an hour!

The modern Violin contains over 70 separate pieces of wood.

Violinists are able to use both sides of the brain better than most non-violinists.

Joseph Merlin of Huy, Belgium invented the roller skates. To introduce his invention he entered the ballroom-playing violin in 1759. Unfortunately he did not know how to stop and crashed into a full-length mirror, breaking his violin.

The violin was officially designed by Andrea Amati, an Italian lute maker. Amati was asked to build the violin as a lighter alternative to the lyre.

The most expensive violin was sold for $18 million dollars

The modern violin has been around for roughly 500 years. It was designed in the 1500s.

The violin is the most popular instrument among children.

Though the violin used to be an instrument for the lower class, today it is highly regarded and respected as a difficult instrument to learn.

The violin can trace its history back several thousands of years ago to stringed instruments known as the ravanstron, the rebec, and the rabab. In the 16th century the Medici family of Italy commissioned the famous lute maker, Andrea Amati, to build a small wooden stringed instrument that was as melodious as a lyre but was easy to carry around.