NICCOLO PAGANINI – The Devil’s Violinist
Niccolò Paganini, born October 27, 1782, is still considered by many the greatest violin virtuosi to have ever lived. While the 19th century saw several extraordinary violinists, the Italian Paganini was so beyond his peers that it was rumored by his contemporaries that he had sold his soul to the devil. Paganini first learned to play the mandolin from his father at the age ...
