MOSCOW, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The recent muggings of two Moscow Virtuosi chamber orchestra violinists in the Russian capital during a two-day span could be related, police say.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Jeff Goldblum says he took violin lessons and visited concentration camps in the long run-up to his role in the upcoming movie "Adam Resurrected."

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Paramount Pictures has delayed the theatrical release dates of two high-profile films -- "The Soloist" and "Defiance."

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Opera-singing insurance salesman Neil E. Boyd has won the top prize on "America's Got Talent."

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SKOKIE, Ill., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Police in Skokie, Ill., say a man's prized replica Stradivarius violin disappeared soon after his wife put it out at the end of the couple's driveway.

MEXICO CITY, July 5 (UPI) -- Angel Tavira Maldonado, who earned rave reviews for his acting debut in the 2006 movie "The Violin," has died at age of 83 in Mexico City, his director said.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 12 (UPI) -- A former concert violinist has pleaded guilty in California to charges he defrauded colleagues in his side job as a dealer in high-priced instruments.

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