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Speaking in Strings

  • January 28, 1999
  • 73 min.
  • Documentary, Music
  • United States
This real-life documentary explores the passionate & energetic presence of renowned Italian violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (she moved to the Unites States at the age of eight to study at The Curtis Institute of Music and later studied with Dorothy DeLay at The Julliard School.) The film focuses on her professional life, starting in 1981, when she burst onto the classical music scene as the youngest (at 17) recipient ever of the Walter W. Naumburg International Violin Competition.

Original title: Speaking in Strings

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Academy Awards #72 - 2000

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Best Documentary Feature Film Paola di Florio, Lilibet Foster

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