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American Violinist Ruggiero Ricci was born on this day in 1918
A protégé of Louis Persinger and Georg Kulenkampff, he is remembered as one of the finest musicians of the 20th century
In addition to performing over 6,000 public performances during his 70-year solo career, Ricci also served multiple teaching positions at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, The Juilliard School, and the University of Michigan
Here, Ricci performs Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto