This composer developed a secret method for playing third harmonics in pieces such as his variations on the aria “Di tanti palpiti.” A “ricochet” playing style is used in a piece by this composer that also contains many double stops emulating the sound of flutes and horns. This composer pioneered a technique that he used in the ninth of a set of variations on an A minor theme, in which rapid arpeggiated scales are played with left hand (*) pizzicato. This composer, whose skill as a performer was likely due to increased joint flexibility from Marfan syndrome, wrote a virtuosic showpiece that inspired Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of [this composer].” For 10 points, name this Italian composer and virtuosic violinist who wrote 24 caprices. ■END■
| 2023 PACE NSC | 06/10/2023 | Y | 35 | 97% | 26% | 0% | 93.18 | 
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyunghwan Lim | Chattahoochee A | Mexico | 46 | 20 | 
| Sinecio Morales | Rockford Auburn A | Belmont | 46 | 20 | 
| Jeffrey Xu | Johns Creek A | Woodland | 47 | 20 | 
| Arthur Gayden | Detroit Country Day | Winston Churchill A | 47 | 20 | 
| Alan Fan | Thomas Jefferson D | Winston Churchill B | 54 | 20 | 
| Charles Young | Barrington A | Hunter A | 62 | 20 | 
| Dennis Yang | Troy | Richard Montgomery | 67 | 20 | 
| Joy An | Choate Rosemary Hall | Parkway West | 74 | 20 | 
| Timothy Porter | Maggie Walker A | Thomas Jefferson B | 77 | 20 | 
| Jiming Chen | Hinsdale Central | Johns Creek B | 78 | 0 | 
| Abigail Lee | Thomas Jefferson C | Irvington A | 78 | 0 | 
| Sean Lee | Chattahoochee B | Lincoln-Way East | 78 | 10 | 
| Sam Asplund | Winnebago | New Brighton | 78 | 0 | 
| Samarth Ram | Plymouth | Kinkaid | 78 | 10 | 
| Aryan Pathak | Lake Highland | Elkhorn North | 85 | 10 | 
| Aditya Shivaswamy | St. Mark's | Thomas Jefferson A | 88 | 0 | 
| Sarah Dong | Solon | Detroit Catholic Central A | 92 | 10 | 
| Isaac McCollum | Hoover B | Northmont B | 92 | 10 | 
| Eggleston | Saint Joseph | Belvidere | 92 | 10 | 
| Ryan Dai | Carbondale | Midtown | 93 | 10 | 
| Brielle Rach | Rockford Auburn B | Detroit Catholic Central C | 93 | 0 | 
| Anwitha Vempati | Waukee | John Adams A | 93 | 0 | 
| Omar Hamid | Dunbar | Canyon Crest | 95 | 10 | 
| Lynda Ma | Barrington B | Innovation Academy A | 95 | 0 | 
| Pete Wasser | Norris | John Adams B | 95 | 10 | 
| Arjun Kala | University Lab | Dallas County | 98 | 0 | 
| Brodie Henry | West Point | Mercer County | 103 | 10 | 
| Dwij Bhatt | William Fremd | Mira Loma | 104 | 10 | 
| Amanda Campbell | Maggie Walker C | Carl Sandburg | 110 | 10 | 
| Varun Venkatagiri | Innovation Academy B | Moberly | 110 | 10 | 
| Lily Thai | New Brighton | Winnebago | 110 | 10 | 
| Chris Goolsby | Detroit Catholic Central C | Rockford Auburn B | 110 | 10 | 
| Kevin Yang | Stevenson A | Walter Payton | 110 | 10 | 
| Hayden Ley | Washington | Stevenson B | 110 | 10 | 
| Bharathi Kancharla | Maggie Walker B | Detroit Catholic Central B | 117 | 10 | 
| Lucas Ardelean | Innovation Academy A | Barrington B | 120 | 10 | 
| Vincent Wang | Irvington A | Thomas Jefferson C | 122 | 10 | 
| Moxie Strom | Hunter B | Cincinnati Hills Christian | 123 | 10 | 
| Rohan Dalal | Johns Creek B | Hinsdale Central | 124 | 10 | 
| Bryce Cruise | Heights | Northmont A | 125 | 10 | 
| Elliott Lee | Thomas Jefferson A | St. Mark's | 125 | 10 | 
| Braden Booth | Dallas County | University Lab | 125 | 10 | 
| Anna Rosato | John Adams A | Waukee | 125 | 0 |