Edward Polidi was born on a cold winter day in Sofia, Bulgaria on December 23rd, 1935. It was an extremely cold day, with lots of snow which hindered transportation to the hospital. Because of this, Edward was born in his home. He remembers being told, “You will be a very lucky, fortunate and happy person”. At the time, he didn’t know how true this statement would be. His father, Israel Polidi worked as a teacher at the University. His mother was an opera singer – obviously from whom Edward inherited his love for music.  His uncle, Raphael Cohen, was the only Bulgarian to ever win the Nobel Prize. As a baby, he was always attracted towards music. He had great access to a wide variety of classics by great composers, including Mozart, Verdi and Schubert. On his third birthday, he was given a toy violin and xylophone, and began his life long love of playing music....