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Who is called the widow of Paganini?

Once Paganini performed in the Italian city of Parma, in the palace of Duke Ferdinand of Bourbon. This concert was attended by the artist Pasini, who had a beautiful violin by the famous Guarneri. Pasini invited the virtuoso to play the most difficult composition without preparation (from sight) and promised to give this violin as a gift if not a single mistake was made. Of course, the violin went to Paganini.

From his father Niccolo Paganini inherited a passion for gambling. It often happened that in one evening he lost all the money received from several concerts. Once in the city of Livorno, Paganini managed to lose not only money, but also the very donated violin. Then the great violinist realized that a gambler is "the most insignificant person in the world." And since then abandoned the vicious passion.

But the violin was still played, and in the evening a concert was to take place. Then the impresario Livron (the impresario - the organizer of any spectacular events or the artist's agent acting on his behalf) lent Paganini for performance a violin by Guarneri, made in 1742, which belonged to him.

After a brilliant concert, the admiring Livron exclaimed: "No one but you should play this violin!" - and handed an instrument made by Guarneri Paganini.

Paganini bequeathed this violin to his native city of Genoa. And today it is stored in the city municipality under a glass jar. The Italians call this violin "Paganini's widow".

Since 1954, the Paganini Violin Competition has been held in Genoa. And only the winners of this competition get the right to play his violin.

Author: Cellarius E.Yu.

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