Scott Yoo Plays a Stradivarius

[JonSRB77]

Hear a $15 Million Stradivarius | Now Hear This | Great Performances on PBS

Scott Yoo honors Vivaldi by playing an excerpt from "The Four Seasons" on a $15 million Stradivari violin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QObnfS29lKo&list=PLjjudGdjGHaWaoP-giVqxVMRgJZN9Sf5U&index=1

[Szykneij]

Nice video. They mention how well-preserved the instrument is, but I suspect it underwent a good degree of restoration to put it in that condition. I'm curious about its background. The boxwood "Baroque style" pegs and chinrest were, of course, modern as were the strings that had both a metallic appearance and sound during the tuning. The neck slope seems to be typically Baroque, but the fingerboard is much longer than what I'd expect to see on a Stradivarius. At any rate, a beautiful sounding instrument that is deserving of a case nicer than the one it was transported in.