Jaime Laredo

Violinist Jaime Laredo is regarded as one of the top violinists of the late 20th century, especially notable as part of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. He has also been active as a conductor and educator. Jaime Laredo, in full Jaime Eduardo Laredo y Unzueta, was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on June 7, 1941. He took up the violin at five, and within two years, his parents realized that he had a prodigious talent and moved the family to the U.S. so that he could pursue training there. First, they lived in San Francisco, where Laredo gave his debut recital at eight and per...