Colour does not make so much difference. Look at the Bach Chaconne: There is not one dynamic mark in the whole Bach Chaconne. Colours do not make so much difference.

Ricci held master classes in the United States and Europe. Ricci gave his first public performance in 1928 at the age of 10 in San Francisco where he played works by Wieniawski and Vieuxtemps. Ricci owned many precious instruments including the Guarneri Del Gesù violin known as the ex-Bronisław Huberman of 1734 a fine Storioni a Luiz Bellini a Curtin & Alf a David Bague and a couple of Regazzi.

Ruggiero Ricci (July 24 1918 – August 6 2012) was an American violinist known for performances and recordings of the works of Paganini.