Violinist to Perform 'Unplayable' Piece

AP Online | January 15, 2003| | Copyright

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Dateline: DETROIT The concerto was penned by one of the great composers and written specifically for one of the world's pre-eminent violin instructors. It was to be played on an instrument of unparalleled quality. It didn' t happen.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto was completed in 1878 and written for Leopold Auer, a famed Russian violinist and instructor who also was the owner of a renowned Stradivarius built in 1690.

Auer refused, however, to perform the work, deeming it unplayable because of its extreme difficulty.

Now, 125 years after its completion, the concerto, ...

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