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Salvatore Accardo
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1941
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Una cultura orientata nella fede (da "coscienza" 1949-1985)
- Il miracolo della musica
- L' arte del violino
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Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Salvatore Accardo (Knight Grand Cross, born 26 September 1941 in Turin, northern Italy) is an Italian violinist and conductor, who is known for his interpretations of the works of Niccolò Paganini. Accardo owns one Stradivarius violin, the "Hart ex Francescatti" (1727) and had the "Firebird ex Saint-Exupéry" (1718). Accardo studied violin in the southern Italian city of Naples in the 1950s. He…
Known for
- Salvatore Accardo and the Italian Chamber Orchestra in Concert2012
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1941-09-26
Discography
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- 26,117
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Salvatore Accardo (born September 26, 1941) is an Italian violin virtuoso and conductor. He is highly regarded for his interpretations of Paganini, J. S. Bach, contemporary works, chamber music, and opera conducting. Accardo was born in northern Italy and studied violin in the southern Italian city of Naples in the 1950s. He gave his first professional recital at the age of 13 performing Paganini's Capricci. In 1956 Accardo won the Geneva Competition and in 1958 became the first prize winner o
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Salvatore
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Turin
- Occupation
- conductor
- Educated at
- Accademia Musicale Chigiana
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Salvatore Accardo (cropped).JPG
- Work location
- Rome
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- Salvatore Accardo
- name in native language
- Salvatore Accardo
- date of birth
- 1941-09-26
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