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Vadim Gluzman Plays the "Unplayable"

Vadim Gluzman plays Tchaikovsky with the Cleveland Orchestra. Photo by Mark Satola.
Vadim Gluzman plays Tchaikovsky with the Cleveland Orchestra. Photo by Mark Satola.

Russian violinist Vadim Gluzman undertakes the universally beloved Violin Concerto in D Major by Tchaikovsky with the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall on May 2, 3, 4 and 5. But the concerto was not an immediate hit — violin virtuoso Leopold Auer declared that the work was "unplayable." In a nice irony, Mr. Gluzman plays the concerto on a Stradivarius violin once owned by Auer. He talks about that and more with WCLV's John Simna.