Violinist Shlomo Mintz | VC 20 Questions Interview

The Violin Channel recently caught up with Israeli violin virtuoso, Shlomo Mintz | We sat him down for a fun game of VC 20 Questions - to help gain some fun insight into the person behind the Paganini.
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[@stephanebelizaire3627]

Bravo for your Great Achievement to promote Violin as well Classical Music Mr S. Mintz !

[@noahschuster3887]

His answers are astonishingly accurate!

[@abj8842]

Shlomo Mintz, in my opinion the greatest violinist living. He has the sensibility to make the music speak

[@qwertylife1158]

absolutely you r right

[@marc230]

I'm a little shocked how he answered the last question... Interesting how today we get disturbed when someone speaks the truth without fear.

[@norbertsarkozy]

Finally someone sees things correctly and answered the last question really well!

[@fritzkreisler2330]

He has my favorite Paganini 24 caprices recorded!

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

Guys, to be fair about how old he looks, he's 61 (as of 2019). But in his peak, though, his looks and his playing were absolutely fabulous. I'm sure his playing is still good, perhaps not as good as it was during his peak, but oh well. Also, his hands are still the same enormous size. That won't be changing.

[@qwertylife1158]

LifeOnTheEdge yes! and also he’s a great musician ~

[@paulp7585]

I saw recording on KZbin where he plays paganini. He was 20 years old or somthing give it a look its good

[@Obi1KenObi97]

27

[@stevengates4437]

Yup...also, another one he plays .....its called THE VIOLIN....lol kidding around...it was the 5th caprice but I'm not sure anymore....

[@mashtali1]

wow...he got old...

[@balthasarb.5282]

What's the backround music? Stravinsky?

[@robertoscalabrin7920]

Stravinsky - Divertimento for violin and piano

[@bayudwiputra5607]

Nooo i wanna know what's his favourite recording by other artists.

[@stevengates4437]

I think I see a person who is not trying to be the big rooster in this run down, overgrown evil world....

[@scheepalicious]

For a shining example in banal classical music marketing, look no further than DG.

[@JULIOAIS]

Don't know. Nobody answered to you?

[@TannerHoytFooty]

he looks like he's ages so poorly! the last video i saw of him was playing il cannone, must have been longer since that video was recorded than i thought

[@ClassicalRomance]

That was 1997.

[@sandygrungerson1177]

no, all the little heifetz/galamian robots, and concert pricing, killed classical.... carmignola saved violin, yuja wang's skirt lengths saved piano...opera is falling apart though...