Violin de nicolo paganini biography

(1782-1840)

Who Was Niccolò Paganini?

Italian virtuoso violinist Niccolò Paganini may be the perfect example of nature meets nurture.

Violin de nicolo paganini biography

Taught the violin by his father as a child and tutored by the best teachers, Paganini was considered a prodigy. The ferocity with which he played, coupled with his elongated fingers and extraordinary flexibility, gave him a mysterious, almost mythical reputation.

Mobbed in the street and rumored to have a deal with the devil to achieve the heights of his virtuoso performances, he ultimately became considered the greatest violinist of all time.

Early Life

Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy, on October 27, 1782, the third of six children born to Teresa and Antonio Paganini.

Paganini's father was in the shipping business, but he also played the mandolin and began teaching his son the violin at an early age. Paganini's mother had high hopes of her son becoming a famous violist.

When Paganini had exhausted his father's ab