
The great violinist Ruggiero Ricci performs Paganini's La Campanella (from his Violin Concerto no.2) in 1930 at the age of 12.
Read: None of my teachers were any good at explaining technique – Ruggiero Ricci
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The great violinist Ruggiero Ricci performs Paganini's La Campanella (from his Violin Concerto no.2) in 1930 at the age of 12.
Read: None of my teachers were any good at explaining technique – Ruggiero Ricci
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