By Carol Merrill-Mirsky Here is a passage from Piatigorsky’s autobiography, “Cellist,” published in 1965: When I entered the stage for rehearsal in Frankfurt-am-Main [in 1926] and saw Richard Strauss, it was a shock. He was the last person I expected to be the conductor. I thought that it was a mistake and that I was…Continue Reading FROM THE PIATIGORSKY ARCHIVES – Part 2: A TREASURE!