Nejiko Suwa
Japanese classical violinist (1920-2012) · Japan · On the map · Musicians · Died at 92
Suwa Nejiko (諏訪根自子) was a Japanese violinist who earned fame as a child prodigy during the inter-war period. In early Shōwa Japan she was dubbed "The Girl Genius with the Beautiful Face" .
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Although her career was mostly confined to Japan and Europe, she posthumously became the source of controversy in the United States concerning the gift of what was claimed to be a Stradivarius violin by Joseph Goebbels, which possibly had been confiscated from its previous Jewish owner.
