Violinist Maxim Vengerov is given a birthday surprise during a performance in Amsterdam in 1994.
Watch Vengerov giving a showstopping performance of Bazzini's Dance of the Goblins with pianist Itamar Golan from the same concert.
Happy Birthday violinist Maxim Vengerov
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