A Pittsburgh violinist who played for Mussolini

A Pittsburgh violinist who played for Mussolini

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norman lebrecht

April 04, 2018

Lucio Rossetti, a violinist in the Pittsburgh Orchestra, has died at 106.

As a young man in Lucca, he was made to play the Giovinezza for Il Duce.

‘Give that man a medal!’ cried Mussolini, himself a capable violinist.

Lucio joined the Pittsburgh Symphony inn 1934 and played for 43 years.

Obituary here.

 

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