The viola is from the same family as the violin but is slightly larger and has a deeper sound.
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The family had already been in the violin business for two generations, but it was Carl Becker Sr. whose reputation spread as a master luthier.
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The 27-year-old prodigy described by the New York Times as "classical music's hottest young podium property" was born to a poor family in the Venezuelan interior and took up the violin aged 10.
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The family tradition continues with Mr. Becker's son, his daughter Jennifer and two granddaughters, all violin makers and repairers.
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