Yuri Bashmet – the Sexiest Violist Alive

January 5th, 2016|Categories: Spotlight|Tags: , , , |

Name: Yuri Bashmet Instrument: Viola (Paolo Testore - 1758) Born: 1953 Fun Fact: "One of his early PR pictures had him naked in bed with nothing but his instrument to protect his modesty" - Sinfini No other violist has made the instrument quite as sexy for audiences, composers, and