As a musician of color during the Ancien Régime and French Revolution, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, lived a life unlike those of his peers.

Paganini's personal bloodletting kit contains three domed-shape glasses with brass twist spouts and a brass scarification (scraping) tool.

Every subculture has its in-jokes. Classical musicians are no exception, and the punchline usually involves a viola.

Joshua Bell, a world-renowned violinist, tries busking in Washington's metro.