What does it take to play on a 1690 Stradivarius violin? #shorts @greatperformances
What does it take to play on a 1690 Stradivarius violin? #shorts  @greatperformances
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Keila Wakao (2026 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award Recipient) plays a 1690 Cremona “Theodor” Stradivarius violin.

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