Autograph letter from the famed violinist and violin pedagogue Ivan Galamian, teacher of Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Michael Rabin and many other successful violinists. The letter is addressed to Louis Persinger, one of the leading violin pedagogues of the prior generation, who succeeded Auer at the Juilliard School in 1930 and was the primary teacher of Menuhin, Ricci, Stern, Wicks, Lack, Bustabo, Zeitlin and others. 1 page, in French with transmssal envelope addressed by Galamian and postmarked 6/5/1939. "Here I am in Paris. One hour before my departure from New York, I learned by cable of the death of my brother. Now I no longer have anything to do in Paris and I'm thinking to leave France on July 19 for the .... At the end of the month of July I will be in Camden (Maine). I hope all is well with you. Please send my respectful good wishes to Mrs. Persinger and my best wishes to the children. Best to you, Jean Galamian." In fine condition, a remarkable communication between two central figures in the history of the violin. Autograph material from Galamian is rare in any form.