Their Highness the Violin likes to be played – then it reveals its beautiful soul to the audience. In concert halls all over the world, it is rewarded with applause. When not in use, it likes to rest in a velvet-lined case. And it deserves a rest, because in music it rarely has a break. Composers usually entrust the main themes to it. It is the highest-sounding and the smallest string instrument. It produces sweet, delicate tones. Compared to viola, cello and double bass, the violin stands out with its sonic finesse, flair, virtuosity and expression. It can imitate human singing or the chirping of birds. The violin, like string instruments, has its secrets, and musicians of the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra will reveal some of them during the concert.

You will get to know how string instruments came to be, as well as who a violin maker is. You will discover which instrument sounds the highest and which the lowest and why, and where sounds come from in a string instrument. Does the violin really have a soul? Where is it? What sound colours can string instruments produce and what tricks can they play?