One-handed violinist, Angel Tavira who won Cannes Film Festival Award at 82, ...

Extraordinary example of a man with a tenacious yet creative spirit that overcame all kinds of obstacles in his life."Mexican musician-turned-actor Angel Tavira, who came out of nowhere in 2006 to win...

Oops, my bad: thanks for returning my $4M violin

What's with people leaving expensive violins on public transit lately? At first I thought this story had to do with the 17th-century violin lost on a train a few a weeks ago, but apparently that was a different...

Violinist plays for taxi driver

"A violinist who left his 285-year-old instrument in a taxi in the United States is playing a concert to thank the driver who returned it to him.Philippe Quint is giving a private 30-minute performance on Tuesday in the cab waiting area at Newark Liberty International...

Man loses 17th-century violin worth $390,000 on train

Cue the world's tiniest violin..." LONDON - A retired shipping consultant said he lost an expensive 17th-century violin after forgetting it on a train. Rob Napier said he did not realize the...

Robot Technology Advancing at a tremendous Speed

If you haven't seen the latest in robot technology recently, your missing out. Reuters did this story and you HAVE TO see the video. The robot is being sponsored but Toyota and in the video it is playing the...

Austria Finds Stolen Stradivarius

The worlds most expensive and the best violins are made by Stradivarius. Stolen last month by Georgian asylum seekers and now successfully recovered by the Austrian police.  "A rare Stradivarius violin worth an estimated 2.5m euros ($3.4m) has been returned to its owner...

The Joy of Music

The Joy of Music Everybody loves music. For all of the different types of music, including instruments and words, there's someone who enjoys either creating it or listening to it. But have you ever stopped and wondered how beneficial the "creating it" is to our children?...

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