Offstage, Jaime Laredo acted much like any other 14-year-old, friendly, natural, a little shy with strangers. But when he appeared as violin soloist in Cleveland's Severance Hall, his chubby face was transformed with the artist's intensity, and he played with enough virtuoso technique to excite his listeners. More important musically was the emotional force with which he performed everything from Mozart to Bloch. Said Cleveland's noted Violinist Giorgio Ciompi: "His outstanding quality is that he puts his mind, his emotions, his bow together and gives himself completely," Said Conductor George Szell: "I...
Music: Prodigious Fiddler
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