Part autobiography, part biography, and part memoir, Fiddling with Life is not just about playing the violin. It is also about playing on the great violins - from Stradivari to del Gesu. About making music globally as a concertmaster, chamber musician and soloist. About teaching at numerous universities and conservatories and about the machinations, politics, and fate which fiddled with Steven Staryk's life and career. Here is a behind-the-scenes look at the world of classical music, its institutions and its personalities.