Salvatore Accardo

Salvatore Accardo playing during his prize-giving of "Premio Leonardo" and "Qualità Italia", Palazzo del Quirinale, Roma (Italy), 21/9/2000

Salvatore Accardo (Italian pronunciation: [salvaˈtoːre akˈkardo]; Knight Grand Cross[1] born 26 September 1941 in Turin, northern Italy) is an Italian violinist and conductor, who is known for his interpretations of the works of Niccolò Paganini.

Accardo owns one Stradivarius violin, the "Hart ex Francescatti" (1727) and had the "Firebird ex Saint-Exupéry" (1718).

Salvatore Accardo 1968, photo dedicated on first of three acclaimed Southern Africa tours organised by Hans Adler.[2]
  1. ^ "ACCARDO Maestro Salvatore". www.quirinale.it. 29 October 1982. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  2. ^ "Celebrated musicians' concert tours of Southern Africa 1953 -1978: Salvatore Accardo, Italian Violinist". Jun 21, 2014. Retrieved Oct 18, 2020.