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Early Days with a Quarter-Size Instrument
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Author Christopher Hope recalls helping to bring up his son Daniel, who has become a renowned violin player. How does a writer and a musician survive in the same family?
He discusses Daniel's early days as a violin student, learning to play on a quarter-size instrument.
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Mon 10 Aug 200923:00
BBC Radio 3
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