Zino Francescatti publicity photo violin violinist

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For sale I have an original publicity photo for the legendary violinist Zino Francescatti.  8 x 10 inches.  Excellent condition.  If you haven't listened to his Paganini yet, you should.  He studied with his father, who studied with Sivori, who studied with Paganini.  USPS Priority Mail.
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René-Charles "Zino" Francescatti
(August 9, 1902 - September 17, 1991) was a French
virtuoso
violinist
.
Zino Francescatti was born in
Marseilles
, to a musical family. Both parents were violinists. His father, who also played the cello, had studied with
Camillo Sivori
. Zino studied violin from age three and was quickly recognized as a child prodigy. He began performing at the age of five and made his debut at age 10, playing
Beethoven
's
Violin Concerto
.
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citation needed
]
In 1927 he went to Paris to teach at the
École Normale de Musique
; he also conducted the
Concerts Poulets
. He made his first world tour in 1931 and his American debut with Sir
John Barbirolli
and the
New York Philharmonic
in 1939, playing
Paganini
's Violin Concerto No. 1. His recording of the concerto is still regarded as one of the best. For three decades after 1945 he had an exceptionally impressive international career.
A violinist of outstanding technical ability, Francescatti played all of the great concerti. His performances of
Mendelssohn
's
Violin Concerto in E minor
,
Saint-Saëns
Violin Concerto No. 3
,
Bruch
's
Violin Concerto No. 1
, and others, continue to be fondly remembered and highly regarded.
Francescatti made many renowned LPs, including a set of the complete Beethoven violin-piano sonatas with
Robert Casadesus
, a frequent musical collaborator of his. Both in concerts and on disc, he performed on the celebrated "Hart"
Stradivarius
of 1727. Upon his retirement in 1976, he sold the instrument and established the
Zino Francescatti Foundation
, to assist young violinists, in La Ciotat. In 1987 an international violin competition was organized in his honor in Aix-en-Provence.
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citation needed
]
He died in
La Ciotat
,
Bouches-du-Rhône
, France, aged 89.