Stradivari Superstar

Owner: Robert Schumitzky, Newport Coast
Toy: 1694 “Ex-Halir” Stradivari
“This violin is named after its most prominent owner, Karl Halir, who was of Czech descent and concertmaster of the Berlin Court Orchestra. The violin’s claim to fame is that with it Halir performed the world premier of the current version of the Sibelius Violin Concerto in Berlin, with Richard Strauss conducting, in 1905.
“In 1987 I was living in St. Louis, performing with the St. Louis Symphon