Josef Gingold (Russian:Иосиф Меерович Гингольд,romanized: Iosif Meyerovich Gingol'd; October 28 [O.S. October 15] 1909 – January 11, 1995)[1] was a Russian[2] and American classical violinist and teacher who lived most of his life in the United States. At the time of his death he was considered one of the most influential violin masters in the United States, with many successful students.[1]
He later joined theDetroit Symphony Orchestra as theconcertmaster and occasional soloist.[9] In 1947 he moved to theCleveland Orchestra as concertmaster under conductorGeorge Szell. He spent thirteen years in that position. Gingold was interviewed about his relationship and experience working with Szell.[10]
Gingold was associated with another prominent American violin pedagogue,Ivan Galamian, and joined him to teach at theMeadowmount School.[13] He also edited numerous violin technique books and orchestral excerpt collections, such asOrchestral Excerpts from the Symphonic Repertoire, volume 1-3.[14][15]
He married Gladys Anderson 1932; she died in 1978. Gingold died inBloomington, Indiana, in 1995, at the age of 85. He was survived by his son, George, and two grandchildren.
Gingold's recording ofFritz Kreisler's works was nominated for aGrammy Award.[17][18] Some of the numerous honors he received during his lifetime include theAmerican String Teachers Association Teacher of the Year.[19] He received the Fredrick Bachman Lieber Award for Distinguished Teaching atIndiana University and in 1980 he was named Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University.[20]
Starker Plays Kodály : Gingold's 1973 recording of Duo by Zoltán Kodály with cellist Janos Starker, originally released on the LP (Fidelio F-003).[24] In 1992 it was reissued on the CDStarker Plays Kodaly, and in 2007 onSACD (TM-SACD 9002.2) and onvinyl LP by Hong Kong label TopMusic International.
Schubert's Sonatina in A minor, D385, and Liszt's Rapsodie Espagnole, with Gyorgy Sebok (piano) on LP (IND-722, Indiana University School of Music).[27]
Schubert's Duo Sonata in A major, D.574 with pianist Robert Walter (available on YouTube)
Schubert's Fantasia in C major, D.934 with pianist György Sebök[28] (available on YouTube)(listed elsewhere for this performance, incorrectly, as with pianist Robert Walter)
The Artistry of Josef Gingold, a two-CD set on Enharmonic ENCD03-015 contains otherwise unavailable performances of music by Bloch, Arensky, Beethoven (a live recording of the Concerto from Ohio State), Francaix, Mozart, Schubert, Tchaikovsky andYsaye.[30]
