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The performance was in the house of a friend. Acoustics were perfect and we sat on the front row of seats- not more than five feet from the performers.

I grew up among migrant string musicians.... my grandmother was first chair in, among others, the New York Phil and NBC Symphony Orchestra created by Rodzinski.
Her 2nd husband, Warwick Evans, founded the London String Quartet. A close friend of theirs was Gregor Piatigorsky (who whose home we'd go to for Thanksgiving when I was a little kid. Some major string firepower, guys like Heifitz and Primrose played in their living room after dinners. I had no clue at the time ... they were just Grandma's friends.

The strife in Germany and Eastern Europe, the draw of the US music industry brought the best of the best to LA, CHI, NY, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlAQW2Pt2uw

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