Rare ALS from the Belgian violinist, a child prodigy who became internationally known as a teenager and whose virtuosity and pure lyrical expression earned her a place among the top international female performers, to Romanian Colonel George Magherescu. September 25, 1982; 2 pp. Seiguelay, August 27, 1933. The letter, written in Romanian, is mostly untranslated but begins rather strikingly: "I received everything you could tell me about my father's death. / Thank you so much for taking such an objective attitude. / I have nothing to do with Sna. Cic Bobescu anymore." Tape remnants along left edge, else in fine condition. 7 x 10 inches (18x 25 cm).

Lola Bobesco was born in Craiova, Romania, and began her career as a child prodigy, giving her first recital there at the age of 6 with her father, composer and conductor Aurel Bobesco. She studied in Paris with Marcel Chailley and Jules Bucher, also taking lessons with George Enescu and Jacques Thibaud. She became known internationally after appearing in Paris in 1936 at age 17 with the Colonne Orchestra under the baton of Paul Paray. As an adult, she became professor at the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles and the Conservatory of Liège, and left a body of recordings with Decca, Columbia, and others.