Arnold Steinhardt (born 1937 in Los Angeles, California), is an American violinist, best known as the first violinist of the Guarneri String Quartet. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The following lists of violinists are available List of classical violinists, names of great violinist from baroque era till 20th century The Guarneri Quartet is an American String quartet originally founded in 1964
Steinhardt made his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 14. The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil LAP or LAPO is an American Orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia with Ivan Galamian and later in Switzerland with Joseph Szigeti. The Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma Bachelor of Music Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Ivan Alexander Galamian ( January 23, 1903 &ndash April 14, 1981) was the most influential Violin teacher of the Twentieth century Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation "Szigeti" redirects here For other uses see Szigeti (disambiguation. In 1958 he won the Leventritt International Violin competition. After winning Leventritt, George Szell invited him to take second chair in the Cleveland Orchestra's first violin section (next to concertmaster Josef Gingold). Josef Gingold ( October 28, 1909 — January 11, 1995) known as the "second greatest teacher" of his time was born in Brest-Litovsk He was later appointed to the faculty of the Curtis Institute. He has also performed extensively as a soloist.
He lives in New York City, and is the author of two books; Indivisible by Four: A String Quartet in Pursuit of Harmony, an account of his life in the Guarneri String Quartet, and Violin Dreams, an autobiography about his life and experiences as a violinist. The Guarneri Quartet is an American String quartet originally founded in 1964
Works
- Steinhardt, Arnold, Violin Dreams, Houghton Mifflin, 2006, ISBN 978-0618368921
- Steinhardt, Arnold, Indivisible by Four: A String Quartet in Pursuit of Harmony, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999, ISBN 0374236704
External links
- Official website of Arnold Steinhardt
- KBAQ interview with Arnold Steinhardt January 6, 2005
- Artist-in-Residence bio at the University of Maryland
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