Antonio Stradivari

Antonio Stradivari

male, deceased (1737)
Antonio Stradivari (1644 - December 18, 1737) was an Italian "luthier", a crafter of stringed instruments such as violins, celli, guitars and...
Salvatore Accardo

Salvatore Accardo

male, 68 years old
Salvatore Accardo is an Italian violin virtuoso and conductor. He is highly regarded for his interpretations of Paganini, J. S. Bach, contemporary...
Steven Isserlis

Steven Isserlis

male, 51 years old
Steven Isserlis (born December 19 1958, London) is one of the most prominent living cellists. He is notable for his diverse repertoire, distinctive...
Heinrich Schiff

Heinrich Schiff

male, 58 years old (Austria)
Heinrich Schiff is a noted Austrian cellist, much in demand as a soloist with the world's leading chamber ensembles and major orchestras. He is...
Viktoria Mullova

Viktoria Mullova

female, 50 years old
Viktoria Mullova is a Russian violin virtuoso. Mullova has become highly regarded for her performances and recordings of a number of great violin...
Jacques Thibaud

Jacques Thibaud

male, deceased (1953)
Jacques Thibaud (September 27, 1880 - September 1, 1953) was a French violinist. Thibaud was born in Bordeaux and studied the violin first with his...
Carl Flesch

Carl Flesch

male, deceased (1944)
Carl Flesch (October 9, 1873 - November 14, 1944) was a violinist and teacher. Born in Moson in Hungary, Flesch studied at the conservatoires in...
Elizabeth Pitcairn

Elizabeth Pitcairn

female
Elizabeth Pitcairn, born December 5, 1973 into a musical Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania family, began the violin at age three and...
Kyoko Takezawa

Kyoko Takezawa

female
Kyoko Takezawa is a prominent Japanese-born violinist. She has recorded on both the BMG and RCA labels. She started her training in Japan as a part...

Truls Mørk

male, 48 years old
Truls Otterbech Mørk is a Norwegian cellist. He was born in Bergen, Norway, the child of two professional musicians, his father a cellist and his m...