Was Niccolo Paganini — that spectacular violin virtuoso of the early 19th century — the world’s first rock star? The wild hair, the bad-boy mystique, the run-ins with the law, even the rumored devil ...

One of the recordings that launched Canadian James Ehnes's international career was his dazzling account of the 24 Paganini Caprices, released by Telarc in 1995. These pinnacles of violinistic ...

There's more than a little of the devil about Richard Tognetti's playing, so it seems fitting that his celebrated violin was once owned and played by the legendary Paganini himself. Thrilling: Richard ...