Speaking in Strings

Speaking in Strings

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 28, 1999

Runtime

1h 13m

Genres

Documentary, Music

User Score

57%

Original Title

Speaking in Strings

Director

Paola di Florio

Description

This real-life documentary explores the passionate & energetic presence of renowned Italian violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (she moved to the Unites States at the age of eight to study at The Curtis Institute of Music and later studied with Dorothy DeLay at The Julliard School.) The film focuses on her professional life, starting in 1981, when she burst onto the classical music scene as the youngest (at 17) recipient ever of the Walter W. Naumburg International Violin Competition.