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    FLORIAN a BACH Florian ZaBach is everyone's violinist, who appeals to lovers of both popular and serious music. When he plays, his audience responds . . . with tears ... or with laughter ... or with amaze- ment ?╟÷ and always with deep satisfaction. Even hard-bitten critics are enthusiastic where Florian ZaBach is concerned. Prodigiously talented, he has won critical acclaim for multiple successes: on the concert stage, both in recital and with leading symphony orchestras; on Broadway; on radio and TV; in the finest supper and night clubs; and on smash-hit recordings. Born in Chicago, Mr. ZaBach started his career as a child prodigy with concert tours both here and abroad. Today, he gives new zest to "Pops" music. His virtuosity is astounding. He can play 12.8 notes per second, a feat so unusual that he has been featured in the syndicated column, "Strange as it Seems." ZaBach and his rare Guarnerius violin are inseparable. Made in 1732, it is believed to have once belonged to Paganini. For over one hundred years is reposed in a glass case, a treasured possession of the Spanish royal family. To Florian ZaBach, a fine violin is like a beloved person. Caught in the terrible LaSalle Hotel fire in which sixty-seven people met their death in 1946, he rushed back into the building to save his violin. His hands were so badly burned that for two months he could not play. Apart from music, Florian ZaBach's greatest enthusiasm is fishing. From a 90 pound shark off Malibu to his favorite bass fishing, he loves the excitement of fishing so much that he carries a special fold-up rod and spinning reel with him wherever he goes. Tall, handsome, vital, ZaBach is a master showman. His playing has the ease of genius. From the first stroke of his bow to the last, his audience is with him. It is truly said of Florian ZaBach that his playing must be "the envy of every violinist."