Accordion · Welcome to the Nobel Prize Laureate Collection

ID-nummer

2017.011.001

Titel

Accordion

Objektkategori

Övrigt

Publik beskrivning

Music and science play an important part in Louis Ignarro’s life. This is how he describes his accordion:
“This is a 1944 model Fontanella Pesaro accordion made originally in Napoli, Italy, the birthplace of my father. My parents presented it to me on my 6th birthday in May of 1947 in New York City, where we resided. After quickly learning to play by ear without any instruction, my parents had me take professional lessons. Within a few years, I became proficient enough to play at traditional Italian weddings and parties. Playing the accordion in front of large crowds gave me greater confidence to interact with adults. Moreover, learning to play music composed by Vivaldi, Mozart, and Bach led me to appreciate the scientific approach taken by such scholars in composing their masterpieces. Playing such music on my accordion motivated me toward the field of science. In the 40 plus years of my scientific career, I routinely listened to the compositions of Vivaldi, Mozart and Bach while working. I attribute my career success in large part to that little accordion that I started playing at the age of 6 years.”

Louis Ignarro donated the accordion to the Nobel Prize Museum in 2017.

Pristagare

Louis J. Ignarro