Ruggiero Ricci, in a career spanning more than 75 years, has played more concerts and produced more recordings than any violinist past or present. Ricci became the first violinist to record the complete Caprices of Nicolo Paganini in their unadulterated form in 1947.
Gregory Zayia is an amateur violinist and longtime aficionado of the artistry of Ruggiero Ricci.