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Speaking in Strings (1999)

Speaking in Strings (1999)

Music Documentary
Release Date: 1999, January 28
Directors: Paola di Florio
Cast: Mandy Patinkin, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

woman director