Download or read book Fiddling with Life written by Thane Lewis and published by Oakville, Ont. : Mosaic Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part autobiography, part biography, and part memoir, Fiddling with Life is not just about playing the violin. It is also about playing on the great violins- from Stradivari to del Gesu.about making music globally as a concertmaster, chamber musician and soloist...about teaching at numerous universities and conservatories and about the machinations, politics, and fate which fiddled with Steven Staryk's life and career. Here is a behind-the-scenes look at the world of classical music, its institutions and its personalities.