243 years ago today, October 27, 1782 (September 21, 1782 in the lunar calendar), the Italian musician Paganini was born. Paganini (October 27, 1782-May 27, 1840) Paganini was an Italian violinist and composer. He was born in Genoa on October 27, 1782. He studied in Servito and Costa as a child. When he was 9 years old, he took the stage to perform his own "Variations" and began traveling and playing at the age of 13. Later, he served as a court musician in Lucca. In March 1828, Paganini visited Vienna for the first time, and the performance was unprecedented. There, he won high praise from the famous poet Heine, composer Schumann, pianist Liszt and others, and became a master of art admired by Viennese people. Heine once gave a wonderful description of Paganini's image in his novel "Nights in Florence". In March 1831, Paganini performed in Paris, France, and then visited Britain, where he achieved great success. When he visited Paris again two years later, he was invited to give a viola solo, and Paganini brought into full play the performance and characteristics of the viola to the fullest. Therefore, French composer Berlioz specially composed the famous viola and orchestral concerto "Harold in Italy", dedicated to Paganini. From 1835 onwards, Paganini performed less and less due to health reasons. By 1838, his voice completely disappeared. On May 27, 1840, Paganini died of throat cancer at the age of 58. As a performer, Paganini used many unconventional techniques to attract audiences. Some techniques had never been used before and were his original creations. His violin playing has beautiful and beautiful tones, gentle, pure and flawless timbre, and the use of double and overtones has developed to an unimaginable extent. Paganini also often uses the simultaneous playing method of plucking strings with his left hand and drawing a bow with his right hand, as well as many other unique fingering and bow techniques. He often performs wonderful impromptu performances at concerts and achieves amazing results. Paganini was also the first violinist to play a large piece from memory in public. He used a variety of novel methods to expand violin playing techniques and laid a broad foundation for modern violin playing art. Paganini is also an outstanding composer, and his works are famous for their beautiful and flexible melodies. In the era when Paganini lived, techniques were secret, so he only published a very small number of works during his lifetime, most of which were compiled and published by others after his death. Paganini's most widely circulated works include: "24 Capriccio for Violin Solos","Violin Concerto in bE Major"(this piece is often played in D key by future generations),"Dance of the Witch","Venice Carnival","Bell Music", etc. Many of his works were adapted into piano music by famous musicians Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninoff and others and passed down to future generations. Paganini left many immortal works to people in his life, some of which are still loved by people today. Before his death, he presented a Guanari violin that he had loved all his life to his hometown of Genoa. The violin was kept in a museum and was only taken out during the annual music festival, where it was played by the best violinists of the time to commemorate Paganini.