Search results
19 hours ago · Following the performance, His Majesty met Dame Kathryn McDowell, Managing Director of the LSO, LSO chair Ms Sarah Quinn, Sir Antonio, violinist and 57th winner of the Premio Paganini competition, 23-year-old Simon Zhu, the Italian Ambassador to the United Kingdom (His Excellency Inigo Lambertini), Deputy Mayor of Genoa Mr Pietro Piciocchi, and Committee President for Premio Paganini Professor ...
19 hours ago · Led by the orchestra’s chief conductor Sir Antonio Pappano, the concert included performances of Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville overture, Niccolo Paganini’s First movement from ...
3 days ago · Immerse yourself in the breathtaking virtuosity of Niccolò Paganini, the legendary violin master. This playlist features his most iconic and mesmerizing viol...
- 212 min
- Classical Nostalgic
Sep 20, 2024 · A pillar of modern violin technique, Paganini is remembered as one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of all time. Born in Genoa, Italy in 1782, Italian virtuoso violinist Niccolò Paganini began the violin at an early age with his father.
Sep 19, 2024 · Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) was one of the most celebrated violinists (and guitarists) of the 19 th century and the first real violin virtuoso of international fame. How good was he?
2 days ago · Genoa, 20th July - The Premio Paganini is celebrating its 70th anniversary by creating a 3D replica of the Guarneri del Gesù violin, the famous “Cannone” that belonged to Niccolò Paganini and is held in the Palazzo Tursi.
2 days ago · History. The idea to create a music competition dedicated to Paganini came about in 1940, when Genoa was preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the famous musician's death. Unfortunately, the war was approaching and the idea proposed by the journalist and music critic Carlo Marcello Rietmann was temporarily put on hold.
