World champion says Rubik’s Cube and violin go hand in hand

University of Michigan student Stanley Chapel performs one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s violin sonatas from memory (Carlos Osorio/AP)

A US student who is one of the world’s foremost “speedcubers”, a person capable of quickly solving a Rubik’s Cube, has said playing the violin has aided his success.

University of Michigan student and accomplished violinist Stanley Chapel said the two fields go hand in hand.