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‘Huberman’s virile and unrestrained playing’ - From the archive: February 1934

2024-02-01T09:31:00

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The Strad ’s Egyptian correspondent Alexander Ruppa gives an account of two (not entirely successful) performances by violinist Bronisław Huberman

Bronislaw Huberman, the world-famous violinist, is again among us in Egypt, and played twice to the Alexandria and Cairo public with conspicuous success. It is somewhat hard to find among our international celebrities a violinist whose musicianship and dynamic personality are so striking. To speak in absolute terms, it is a fact that Huberman is more of a musician than a violinist…

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