A moving story of a remarkable bond between a journalist in search of a story and a homeless, classically trained musician, "The Soloist" is soon to be a major motion picture from DreamWorks, starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr.
Arnold Steinhardt, for 40 years an international soloist and the first violinist of the Guarneri String Quartet, brings warmth, wit, and fascinating insider details to the story of his lifelong obsession with this most seductive and stunningly beautiful instrument. Includes an audio CD of his music.
Yehudi Menuhin was a legend in his own time. Born in April 1916 in New York of Russian-Jewish parents, he made his extraordinary debut at the age of seven, playing Lalo's notoriously difficult Symphonie espagnole with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. By the time he was eleven he had made historic debuts in Paris and New York, at twelve in ...
The story of a violin, from its commission to its first performance, and the virtuoso violinist Eugene Drucker who, in a great leap of faith, believed that a modern Brooklyn craftsman Sam Zygmuntowicz could produce an instrument to rival-and replace-his 315-year-old Stradivarius. The author takes readers from start to finish as Sam builds the ...
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