Erick Friedman, London Symphony Orchestra - Violin Showpieces (2015) [SACD]

Erick Friedman and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcom Sargent and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Hendl, perform violin showpieces by Saint-Saens, Paganini, Ravel and more!
Erick Friedman
Erick Friedman (16 August 1939 – 30 March 2004) was an American violinist. He performed around the world as guest soloist with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He collaborated with conductors such as Karajan, Stokowski, Steinberg, Leinsdorf, Previn, and Ozawa. He won a Grammy Award in 1996.
Most notably, Erick Friedman performed and recorded on an Antonio Stradivarius made in 1724, in Cremona, Italy, known as the 'Ludwig'. He also performed on two instruments in the 1970's made by Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù' in Cremona, Italy; the 'Lafont-Siskovsky' made in 1733, and the 'Balokovic' circa 1725-1729. From 1997 until his death, Friedman performed and recorded on violins by contemporary violinmaker Joseph Curtin.