The violin is a stringed instrument with four strings. The sound is produced by vibrating the strings with a bow or strumming it with the finger - or pizzicato.
Violins are important instruments in many genres of music. They are most commonly seen and heard in Western classical music.
When you say "the most expensive instrument ever sold" you probably think of the world famous violin maker Stradivarius. Wrong, the most expensive instrument in the world belongs to that other famous violin maker Guarneri Del Gesù. Instruments built by Del Gesù are among the most beloved and most expensive in the world. The violin called "Vieuxtemps" was sold to an anonymous buyer for a whopping €13.5 million. The violin was given on loan by this anonymous buyer to violinist Anna Akiko Meyers for the rest of her life.
Can you already hear the beautiful tones of the violin while looking at this graceful lady? A romantic depiction of a violinist and her violin.
Hi, I am Rita Kuenen
Born and raised in the 1970s in the south of the country and mother of three children. In the era of analogue photography I was often found with my camera. I got my first digital camera after the birth of my son in 2003.
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