I dig classical music; especially anything involving strings or string solos. There are plenty of modern pieces that incorporate string instruments.
Of modern pieces (as in themes are movie soundtracks) I am quite fond of the
Carnivale soundtrack (composed by Jeff Bael), though to be fair they used
a modified fiddle in place of a violin. Though honestly, I am not sure if this string sound was a fiddle in the western concept of a fiddle. there is another instrument that I cannot recall that is similar to a violin, but has completely different construction... and has a very haunting sound.
Then again, playing the violin for 15 years will make you a bit biased
