FRANCESCATTI, Zino  (1902-1991)

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Francescatti, Zino (René), brilliant French violinist b Marseilles, Aug. 9, 1902; d. La Ciotat, Sept. 17, 1991. His father, a Frenchman of Italian extraction, was a violin pupil - of Paganini; prodded by him, Zino Francescatti appeared in public as a violinist at the age of 5, and played the Beethoven Violin Concerto with an orch. at 10. In 1927 he went to Paris, - where he began teaching at the Ecole Normale de Musique; also conducted occasional performances of the Paris sym. organization Concerts Poulet. Between 1931 and 1939 he made several world tours. He made his U.S. debut on Nov. 1,1939, with the N.Y. Phil.