Никколо Паганини: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Biopic about Niccolo Paganini. He receives training from his father in early childhood. The best teachers of Parma are unable to give him more, so Paganini turns to a daily 15 hours of rigorous self-training. He makes sensational concert tours in Vienna, Paris, London and many other cities of Europe. He is always playing from memory, wearing black, and his stage appearance supports the rumors of his supernatural abilities. He is a wealthy man, but gambling and reckless spending forces him to pawn his violin. He is given a Guarneri violin by a wealthy listener to keep. He later gives this violin to the city if Genoa. The Paganini's violin is played by Leonide Kogan in this film.

Series details

• Title: Никколо Паганини
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Russian
• Genres: Drama, Music
• Premiere date: 1982-10-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1982-10-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ЦТ СССР
• Network country: Russian Federation
• Typical episode runtime: 67 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 41854
• IMDb ID: tt0083456
• TVDB ID: 318516

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1982-10-26; final listed air date 1982-10-29; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Никколо Паганини on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.