Unscramble these words to find the names of 6 violinists. They’re all from the 20th/21st centuries, except for No 3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answers button.
1. MIND EYE HUH I NU
2. GRAVE VENOM MIX
3. A COALING PINION (Clue: born in Genoa, 1872)
4. ENEMIES HAUNT PORT (3 words, was married to a famous conductor)
5. HAIR GOO SKIRT (B 1931; his father too was a violinist)
6. A SLAM HIGH
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