Il Cannone Guarnerius of 1743 is a violin created by the Italian luthier Giuseppe Bartolomeo Guarneri of Cremona (1698–1744).
Stefan Milenkovich is a Serbian violinist.
The Paganini Competition is an international violin competition named after the famed virtuoso and founder of contemporary violin technique Niccolò Paganini. Created in 1954 it has been carried out ever since in the months of September and October. The "Paganini Competition" is one of the most important violin competitions. It is held every two years at "Carlo Felice" theatre in Genoa, Italy. There are three levels of competition: preliminaries, semi-finals, and finals and repertoire that is played includes solo violin, violin and piano accompaniment, and violin and orchestra.
The 24 Caprices for Solo Violin were written in groups by Niccolò Paganini between 1802 and 1817. They are also designated as M.S. 25 in Maria Rosa Moretti's and Anna Sorrento's Catalogo tematico delle musiche di Niccolò Paganini which was published in 1982. The Caprices are in the form of études, with each number exploring different skills
Mariusz Patyra is a Polish violinist. He won First Prize in the International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini".
Sergei Alexandrovich Krylov is a Russian and Italian violinist and conductor.
Carlo Ponti Jr. is an Italian orchestral conductor working in the United States. He is the son of late film producer Carlo Ponti Sr. and Italian actress Sophia Loren, and the older brother of film director Edoardo Ponti.
Sergei Stadler is a Russian violinist and conductor. He is currently Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra.
Marco Rogliano is an Italian violinist.
Maria Kouznetsova is a French‒Russian violinist. In September 2014 Kouznetsova won the Guang Ya Chengdu International Violin Competition in China.
Emmanuele Baldini is an Italian violinist and conductor.
Mario Trabucco is an Italian violinist.
Anastasiya Petryshak is a Ukrainian violinist.
Alessio Bidoli is an Italian violinist.
Artyom Dervoed, is a classical guitarist from Russia.
Giovine Orchestra Genovese is an Italian music organization, concert society and cultural association, founded in 1912 in Genoa by Giovanni Semeria. A nonprofit organization, it organizes and produces classical and chamber music concerts and promotes musical education for students.
Tullio Bassi is an Italian violin maker. He made instruments for members of a number of renowned orchestras. He studies and follows the techniques of the renowned luthier, Antonio Stradivari.
Hawijch Elders is a Dutch violinist born on 31 October 1998.
Irene Abrigo is an Italian classical violinist.
Anna Tifu is an Italian classical violinist who has made an international career. She won the George Enescu International Competition in 2007.
