
Violinist Maxim Vengerov performs Paganini's Caprice no.24 as an encore at the Luna Classics Festival 2014 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Watch: Maxim Vengerov on playing the violin like Mozart
Watch: Maxim Vengerov on taking time to explore the fingerboard

Violinist Maxim Vengerov performs Paganini's Caprice no.24 as an encore at the Luna Classics Festival 2014 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Watch: Maxim Vengerov on playing the violin like Mozart
Watch: Maxim Vengerov on taking time to explore the fingerboard
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The Strad Calendar 2026 showcases twelve of the finest instruments in the collection of Canimex, one of Canada’s leading arts supporters. They include masterpieces by Stradivari, Guarneri ‘del Gesù’, Guadagnini and Gagliano.
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