{"product_id":"king-of-violins-the-extraordinary-life-of-ma-sciong-chinas-greatest-violin-virtuoso-paperback","title":"King of Violins: The Extraordinary Life of Ma Sciong, China's Greatest Violin Virtuoso - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. G. Crisci\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHOW CHINA'S MOST CELEBRATED VIOLIN PRODIGY BECAME AN ENEMY OF THE STATE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe King of Violins is the heartbreaking story of China's most celebrated violin prodigy, Ma Sicong, who composed his first concerto at the age of 12.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring his career, this gentle, dignified man composed 57 of the world's best-known symphonies and concertos and performed in front of hundreds of sold-out audiences across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChairman Mao Zedong declared Ma Sicong \"a national treasure\" and nicknamed him The King of Violins. Soon, Chairman Mao's brutal Cultural Revolution distorted the truth of Ma's life and work. He is forced to wear a dunce cap, and is publically humiliated and physically abused by cadres of Red Guards as \"a vile product of bourgeois thinking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMa and his family make a breath-taking escape in the darkness to America. After Chairman Mao died in 1976, the real circumstances of Ma's poignant, bittersweet life were buried in the pages of history by an embarrassed Chinese government. Eleven years later, Ma died at the age of 76 in Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe King of Violins, written in cooperation with all of Ma's remaining family members, and is the first politically-balanced life story about this generous, conflicted musical genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47480689131773,"sku":"9781456635527","price":31.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/C585WgxVVZ9781456635527.webp?v=1777586200","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/king-of-violins-the-extraordinary-life-of-ma-sciong-chinas-greatest-violin-virtuoso-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}