| Biography | Antonio Brosa was a Spanish violinist (27 June 1894 23 March 1979). He was a great friend of Benjamin Britten, who consulted him on the difficulties of Britten's concerto. He gave the first performance of Benjamin Britten's violin concerto op. 15 at Carnegie Hall on 28th March 1940, playing on his Vesuvius Stradivarius of 1727 with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, with John Barbirolli conducting. This performance launched his career as a solo violinist. The Vesuvius Strad later belonged to Remo Lauricella, UK based concert violinist/composer
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