Meet Henri Temianka
As the lights dim, a man steps out on stage. Instead of raising his violin to begin playing, however, he turns to the audience. "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen," he begins.
This is Henri Temianka, born November 19, 1906.
Tonight, he's the 1st violin of the Paganini Quartet, but throughout Temianka's career, he's received international acclaim as a violinist virtuoso, conductor, author and music educator. By the time of his passing in 1992, he will have performed in over 30 countries, received praise from names like Ray Bradbury and Ronald Reagan and published more than 100 writings on the music world.
"All music, and all art, has to be a fusion of form and content," Temianka adds. "If it is form without the content, it's an empty shell, and if it is content without form, then it's a mass of jelly."
Temianka's commentary continues, touching on