Perlman story

[Don Mannino]

The 2 times I have seen violin soloists break a string in concert, 
the soloists traded with the first violinist, who then traded back 
again to the back of the section.  In one case I watched the back 
person replace the string and hand it back forward, and the other 
time someone from backstage took it and changed the string and passed it back.

Even this is quite a challenge, though, as violins really are 
different from one another!  Playing difficult music in tune on a 
strange violin is a real test of virtuosity!

Don Mannino