Violinist Zino Francescatti, one of France’s most celebrated classical musicians, died Tuesday at his home in La Ciotat, France, his family said. He was 89. Cause of death was not disclosed.

Time was when violin playing delighted the eye as well as the ear. According to an awed contemporary, the great Italian Virtuoso Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) startled his audiences with eyes “as red ...

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He didn’t actually sport a pair of slippers and a pipe, but Violinist Zino Francescatti acted very much at home. Instead of a fireplace, however, he had the audience in Carnegie Hall in front of him ...