keeping it a secret as well. were they able to honor the countess wish. the buyer as it turns out, is a canadian billionaire. she decides to permanently loan the countess to a 20-year-old virtuoso named stefan petro. i ve known about bernard greenhouse for years. he s a huge figure in music history to have the chance to even touch his cello was just an honor. after the auction the delbankos never intended to see the countess again. welcome. jamie: but then we offered them the chance to meet stefan for the first time at the carriage house near boston.
on cape cod massachusetts heading to the small town of wesley. i m here to learn about a strange inheritance that shaped a family s life for half a century. my name is elena. in 2011, my sister and i inherited an extraordinary object from our father. this was my father s home for many years. he and my mother built it in 1955. elena s father was bernard greenhouse who died at the age of 95 in 2011. greenhouse spent most of his career playing with with this group. which capitulated to fame. he was very warm and very charming. but very involved with his work. and he traveled all the time as he became more and more successful. as one of the world s premiere cellists. he figured he should be playing one of the world s finest cellos. he began to search for an instrument equal to his talent. he went to dealers and instrument shops. wherever he went, he said, have you heard any rumors about great cellos? jamie: in 1957 he found one in the west german city of a/k/a n. your