En un taller de la Italia del siglo XVII, un maestro artesanal crea su obra definitiva, un violín perfecto y barnizado en rojo, para su hijo a punto de nacer. A partir de ese momento, el instrumento viaja de mano en mano desde Europa a Canadá, pasando por China, hasta la época actual.
Anna's Theme — Joshua Bell & Alexys Schwartz & Philharmonia Orchestra & Esa-Pekka Salonen
I. Cremona, Main Title — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
I. Cremona, The Red Violin — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen & Philharmonia Orchestra
II. Vienna, The Monastery — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
I. Cremona, Birth of the Red Violin — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
I. Cremona, Death of Anna — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
II. Vienna, Etudes - Death of Kaspar — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
II. Vienna, Kaspar's Audition - Journey to Vienna — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
IV. Shanghai, Journey to China — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
III. Oxford, Pope's Betrayal — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
IV. Shanghai, People's Revolution - Death of Chou Yuan — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen & Joshua Bell & Philharmonia Orchestra
V. Montréal, The Theft — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
The Red Violin - Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
III. Oxford, Pope's Concert — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
III. Oxford, Pope's Gypsy Cadenza — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
III. Oxford, The Gypsies - Journey Across Europe — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
III. Oxford, Coitus Musicalis - Victoria's Departure — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
V. Montréal, End Titles — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
V. Montréal, Morritz's Theme — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
V. Montréal, Morritz Discovers the Red Violin — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen