Topeka teen almost quit the violin. Now she's a champion fiddler

Topeka teen Sophia Johnson, 13, started violin at age 4 and almost quit. Now, she's a champion fiddler and plays with a high ...
Oregonian

Amazing video of quadriplegic playing a virtual violin

Amazing video of Eric Wan, a quadriplegic, playing a virtual violin. Wan was paralyzed from the neck down at age 18 and thought his musical career was over. According to the Huffington Post, Wan took ...
People

'AGT' 's Simon Cowell Praises 'Amazing' Cancer Survivor Violinist, 11, Who Won Golden Buzzer

"I just didn't want to be the kid with cancer. So now, I'm the kid who plays the violin," Tyler Butler-Figueroa said Simon Cowell couldn’t be more proud to bestow his America’s Got Talent Golden ...
KTHV

'Amazing Grace': This Arkansas nurse soothes a patient with her violin

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — The violin creates such a magical sound, and for a patient at CHI St. Vincent in Hot Springs, that sweet sound was heard flowing throughout their hospital room. Nurse Jane Chown at ...
WBUR

The artistry of Leonidas Kavakos' violin playing: Power, grace and a bit of jazz

Leonidas Kavakos walks onstage, a presence unlike any other superstar violinist. Over 6 feet tall, fashionably dressed in black and sporting a wry smile, he nevertheless looks a bit awkward, carrying ...