The virtuoso of such manipulation is Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

From Lascaux to the Louvre to Carnegie Hall, human beings have a permanent innate taste for virtuoso displays in the arts.

For us moderns, virtuoso technique is used to create imaginary worlds in fiction and in movies, to express intense emotions with music, painting and dance.

Brothers Jonny, Robbie and Tommy Mizzone are The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, a trio of virtuoso bluegrass musicians who play with dazzling vivacity. Did we mention they're all under 16?

The best available answer is that they were literally the earliest known works of art, practical tools transformed into captivating aesthetic objects, contemplated both for their elegant shape and their virtuoso craftsmanship.

Virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin performs and discusses her theremin, the not just for sci fi electronic instrument that is played without being touched. Songs include Autumn Leaves, Lush Life and David Mash s Listen, Words Are Gone.