I love the violin, the most 'human' and emotional of musical instruments, and I revere the late Isaac Stern, one of the greatest virtuosi of the 20th century.
He was the Zeus of the violinists' Mount Olympus, where the heavenly Pinchas Zukerman, Yehudi Menuhin and Itzhak Perlman reside (curiously, all Jewish with Russian background; likewise some of the best younger violinists of this century: Shlomo Mintz, Gil Shaham, Maxim Vengorov).
Below is a memorable documentary on Stern's visits to China, the Oscar-winning From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (1980):
Below is a memorable documentary on Stern's visits to China, the Oscar-winning From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (1980):
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Indeed a great documentary. Loved it!
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