Salvatore Accardo

Salvatore Accardo sits in rare company for me because of his association with Paganini. Plenty of violinists play those caprices and concertos. Few become genuinely identified with that fiendish repertoire the way he is. That tells you something about both technical command and stamina. The detail I find irresistible is the instruments. He has played a 1727 Stradivarius and once held the famed 1718 'Firebird,' and there's something poetic about pairing the most demanding composer with the most storied violins. Add a career long enough to earn Italy's top honors, and you're looking at a musician who treated virtuosity as a lifelong craft, not a stunt.

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Name (English)

Salvatore Accardo

Name (Japanese)

サルヴァトーレ・アッカルド

Reading

さるゔぁとーれ・あっかるど

Born

September 26, 1941 (age 85)

Origin

Turin, Province of Turin, Italy

Occupation

classical violinist / conductor / violinist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Snake

Awards & achievements

• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• 1999 Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore%20Accardo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q373703

Tags

• Province of Turin
• classical violinist
• conductor
• violinist

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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