| Jennifer also hit the headlines after it was revealed she played Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto on a Stradivarius in the final of the competition. |
| In that year died the nonagenarian Antonius Stradivarius, the greatest violin-maker the world has ever seen. |
| It went missing for 27 years before resurfacing in 1994 when the Stradivarius was brought in for repair and a dealer recognized the instrument. |
| I've never even been in the same concert hall as a Stradivarius, which is a cool first all by itself. |
| He also shares with us that the violin he plays on this CD is a 1727 Stradivarius that once belonged to Rodolphe Kreutzer. |
| Most professional violinists, even if they are famous and well-paid, can't afford a Guarneri or Stradivarius. |
