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The Luthier Who's Making String Players Ditch Their Stradivaris
Opera3 min read1 day ago
Sam Zygmuntowicz, a Brooklyn instrument maker, just got the ultimate validation: Lincoln Center's Chamber Music Society threw him a gala. Joshua Bell and Maxim Vengerov play his violins. The question nobody's asking out loud: has he actually surpassed the old masters?